An Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him), who was assigned to take care of the camel of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), says: Once the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent him somewhere. I went a little distance and then returned and said, "O Messenger of Allah! If a camel is about to die, what do you command?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Slaughter it, then soak its hooves in its blood and place them on its forehead or its side, and do not eat from it, nor should any of your companions eat from it."