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Chapter on the Reason for the Two Patches on the Palms of the animal's Feet

faqih-2472Vol. 2, p. 289

لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ نَرَى الدَّوَابَّ فِي بُطُونِ أَيْدِيهَا مِثْلُ الرُّقْعَتَيْنِ‌[1] فِي بَاطِنِ يَدَيْهَا مِثْلُ الْكَيِ‌[2] فَأَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ هُوَ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ مَنْخِرَيْهِ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ.

I said to him, "May I be your ransom! We see markings on the undersides of the forelegs of animals, like two patches or brands. What is that?" Imam (as) replied: "That is the place where their nostrils were positioned while they were in their mother's womb."

Chapter on the Reason for the Two Patches on the Palms of the animal's Feet - Hadith topics — Usul16