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[Machine] That Abdullah bin Umar used to say: "A man should not step on a baby animal without deciding whether he wants to sell it, give it as a gift, or do whatever he wants with it."  

البيهقي:١٠٨٣٠وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ثنا مَالِكٌ عَنْ نَافِعٍ

أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا يَطَأُ الرَّجُلُ وَلِيدَةً إِلَّا وَلِيدَةً إِنْ شَاءَ بَاعَهَا وَإِنْ شَاءَ وَهَبَهَا وَإِنْ شَاءَ صَنَعَ بِهَا مَا شَاءَ