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[Machine] About a man from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ who was asked about the stray animal, and he said, "Know its watering places and its footsteps."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٧٤١أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ أَرْضَى عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِي عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ

عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الضَّالَّةِ فَقَالَ «اعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا»