May a Jew benefit from grass picked by a non-Jew for the non-Jew's own animal when the non-Jew does not know the Jew?
Synopsis
When a non-Jew picks grass for his own animal and does not know the Jew, the Jew may feed his animal by guiding it to the grass (standing in its path so it can only go toward the grass). But leading the animal directly to the grass is forbidden lest one lift the muktze grass by hand. If the non-Jew knows the Jew, it is forbidden due to the concern he may pick extra.
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