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[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding the slapping of the cheeks of animals, and he said, "Indeed, Allah has made for you sticks and whips."  

أحمد:١٧١٨٠ – حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَرْطَاةَ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَشْيَاخِ الْجُنْدِ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْهَى عَنْ لَطْمِ خُدُودِ الدَّوَابِّ وَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ جَعَلَ لَكُمْعِصِيًّا وَسِيَاطًا