Hazrat Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about an animal slaughtered with a sharp stone or the edge of a stick, and he granted permission for it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about an animal slaughtered with a sharpened bamboo, so he said: "Other than teeth and nails, anything that cuts the veins is permissible for slaughter."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked that if a person does not find a knife and slaughters with the edge of bamboo, what is the ruling on this? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said that if it cuts the veins like a knife and the person who is slaughtering has taken the name of Allah, then eat it; and if the veins are not cut and the animal dies, then do not eat it. I asked him about an animal slaughtered with a sharp stone in the case when a knife is not available, so he said that if it cuts the veins, then eat it; and if it cannot cut the veins and the animal dies, then do not eat it.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Saifi narrates that I presented two rabbits to the service of the Prophet (PBUH), which I had slaughtered with a sharp stone. He instructed me to eat those rabbits.

It is narrated similarly through another chain.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Umair says that an animal can be slaughtered with its stone, its iron, its wood, and its bone.

Hazrat Yahya bin Ya'mar says that eat what is slaughtered with something that causes a wound, and do not eat what is slaughtered with something that only causes a slight tear. Eat what is slaughtered with anything that cuts people, whether it is the edge of bamboo or the tip of a stone.

Hazrat Tawus says that slaughter (the animal) with a stone, a bamboo blade, or any sharp-edged tool in such a way that it cuts (the throat).

Ibrahim narrates that a Bedouin came to Hazrat Aswad and asked, "Can I perform slaughter with a sharp stone?" Hazrat Aswad replied, "No." When he left, I asked, "Is it not permissible to slaughter with a sharp stone?" He replied, "This person wanted to brand his camel, and when it died, he would say that he had slaughtered it."

Hazrat Ata says that when you slaughter (an animal) with a piece of wood or a sharp stone and cut the veins, then there is no harm in it.