The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent ahead some boys from Banu AbdulMuttalib on donkeys on the night of al-Muzdalifah. He began to pat our thighs (out of love) and said: O young! boys do not throw pebbles at the jamrah till the sun rises.
Abu Dawud said: The Arabic word al-lath means to strike softly.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1940 In-book : Book 11, Hadith 220 English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1935
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