Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we were staying with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the lower part of Dhul-Hulaifah. The people obtained camels and goats (as spoils of war) and, acting hastily, began to cook them in pots before they were distributed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and ordered the pots to be overturned. He considered ten goats equal to one camel. The narrator says: One of the camels ran away, so a man shot it with an arrow and stopped it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These animals also become wild like wild animals; if any of them overpowers you, then treat it in this way. Then Rafi’ bin Khadij came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! We fear, or we hope, that tomorrow (i.e., in the near future) we will face the enemy. We do not have knives; can we slaughter with a sharp-edged bamboo? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever causes blood to flow, except for teeth and nails, and Allah’s name is mentioned upon the slaughtered animal, then eat it. I will tell you the reason: the tooth is a bone, and the nail is the knife of the Abyssinians. Then he (Rafi’) said: A camel fell into a well in Madinah, so it was slaughtered from its back. Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) bought a tenth part of it for two dirhams.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that an Ansari man had a she-camel which used to graze towards (the mountain of) Uhud. He came before it and slaughtered it with a peg (i.e., he thrust the peg into its neck). I asked Zaid: Was the peg made of iron or wood? He said: It was made of wood. Then that man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about it, so he (the Prophet) instructed him to eat from it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a woman used to graze the goats of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik on (the mountain of) Sala'. She feared that one of the goats would die, so she took a stone and slaughtered the goat with it. This matter was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so he ordered them to eat (that goat).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tying up animals and then killing them.

Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has made excellence obligatory in all matters, so kill in the best manner and slaughter in the best manner. You should sharpen your knife and give comfort to your sacrificial animal.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the fetus (the unborn offspring in the womb), so he said: If you wish, you may eat it, because it becomes slaughtered due to its mother being slaughtered. (The slaughtering of its mother is sufficient for it.)

Abu Ash'ara narrates from his father that I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Is it permissible to slaughter (an animal) from the pit of the neck or the throat? He replied: If you strike its thigh with a spear (or something similar), that is also sufficient. Ibn Mahdi says: This ruling is for an animal that is uncontrollable, such as one that falls from a height, etc.