It is narrated from Urwah bin Zubair that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked: Bedouins bring meat to us and we do not know whether they said "Bismillah" at the time of slaughter or not. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Say 'Bismillah' and eat it."

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: This hadith is from the early period of Islam.

It is narrated from Yahya bin Saeed that Abdullah bin Ayyash ordered his servant to slaughter an animal. When he was about to slaughter it, Abdullah said: Say "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah). The servant said: I have said it. Then Abdullah said: Say "Bismillah", woe to you. The servant said: I have said it. Abdullah said: By Allah! I will never eat this meat.

It is narrated from Ata bin Yasar that an Ansari man was grazing his she-camel in Uhud, when suddenly it was about to die, so he slaughtered it with a striped stick. Then he asked the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "There is no harm, eat it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh bin Sa'd that a slave girl of Ka'b bin Malik was grazing his goats at Sala', (a mountain near Madinah). One of the goats was about to die, so she slaughtered it with a stone. Then she asked the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "There is no harm, eat it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked whether the slaughtered animals of the Christians of Arabia are permissible or not. He replied: They are permissible, and then recited this verse «﴿وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ﴾» "Whoever among you takes them as friends, then surely he is one of them."

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) has received that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: Whatever cuts the veins, then eat it.

Saeed bin Musayyib used to say: Whatever is used for slaughtering, when it cuts (the throat), there is no harm in eating it when there is a need.

Abu Murrah asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when a goat was slaughtered, it moved a little; Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) permitted eating it. Then Abu Murrah asked Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A dead animal also moves, and he forbade eating it.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If a goat fell from above and its legs and arms broke, and seeing this condition, the owner slaughtered it, and at the time of slaughter blood flowed but it did not move? Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) replied that if blood flowed at the time of slaughter and its eye kept moving, then eat it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: When a she-camel is slaughtered, the fetus in her womb is also considered to have undergone proper slaughter, provided that all its limbs are fully formed and its hair has completely grown. If the fetus comes out of the womb alive, then it is necessary to slaughter it so that its blood may flow out from its body.

Saeed bin Musayyib used to say that the zakat of the fetus in the womb will be fulfilled by the zakat of its mother, when the fetus is fully formed and hair has appeared.