It is narrated from Sayyiduna Laqit bin Sabrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). And the shepherd brought a kid of a goat into the enclosure. (The Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered a goat to be slaughtered) and said: "Do not worry. We have a hundred goats, and we do not let them exceed a hundred. When the shepherd brings a newly born kid, we slaughter a goat in its place." Among the things the Prophet (peace be upon him) said at that time was also: "Do not beat your wife like a slave-girl, and when performing ablution, exaggerate in rinsing your nose except when you are fasting (then do not exaggerate)."

It is narrated from Abu Al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that we were instructed to seal the goods, measure the goods, and count them so that the servants would not become accustomed to bad manners (such as theft and dishonesty), or so that we would not develop suspicion about them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I even count and keep bones with little meat on them, so that no suspicion arises about the servant (that he has stolen them).

Haritha bin Mudarrib says that I heard Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I even count bones with little meat on them to avoid suspicion.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Abdullah bin Qasit that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) sent one of his slaves with gold or silver. He engaged in a currency exchange transaction and made it on credit. When he returned, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) severely beat him and said: Go, bring my property back and do not engage in a currency exchange transaction.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Uqbah bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him): I was beating my slave when suddenly I heard a voice from behind me:“Abu Mas’ud! Know that Allah has more power over you than you have over him.”I turned around and saw that it was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! I set him free for the sake of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If you had not done so, the fire of Hell would certainly have touched you.”Or he said:“The fire would certainly have engulfed you.”

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do not say to anyone: May Allah make him ugly and deformed."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Do not ever say: "May Allah disfigure your form and may He make the face of the one who resembles you ugly," because Allah the Exalted created Adam (peace be upon him) in his special form.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When any one of you strikes his servant, he should avoid striking the face."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by an animal that had been branded, and smoke was coming out of its nostrils because of the branding. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "May the curse of Allah be upon the one who did this. No person should ever brand the face, nor strike it."