“A man called the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the‘Atirah during the Ignorance days in Rajab,; what do you command ustodo?’ He said: “Sacrifice to Allah whatever month it is, dogood forthe sake of Allah and feed (the poor).’ They said: ‘OMessenger ofAllah, we used to sacrifice the Far’ah during theIgnorance days; whatdo you command us to do?’ He said: ‘Forevery Sa’imah* (flock ofgrazing animals), feed the firstborn asyou feed the rest of yourflock until it reaches an age where itcould be used to carry loads,then sacrifice it, and give its meat incharity’ – I** think he said –‘to the wayfarer, for that isgood.’”

Another chain reports the same.

It wasnarrated from a son of Ka’b bin Malik, from his father, that awoman slaughtered a sheep with a stone, and that was mentioned to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), but he did not see anything wrong withthat.

“I said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, should slaughtering only be done in the throat orupper chest?’ He said: ‘If you stab it in the thigh that willsufficeyou.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbadekillingany animal when it is tied up (for use as a target).”

“Offeran‘Aqiqah for the boy, but do not smear his head with blood.”

“There is no Far’ah and no ‘Atirah.”

“Allah has prescribed Al-Ihsan (proficiency) in allthings. So ifyou kill, then kill well, and if you slaughter, thenslaughter well.Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare sufferingto the animal heslaughters.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ)passed by a man who was dragging a sheep by its ear. He said: ‘Leaveits ear alone and hold it by the sides of its neck.’”

“I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, we hunt game but we cannot find anything but the sharp edge ofa stone or stick (with which to slaughter it).’ He said: ‘Causetheblood to flow with whatever you want, and mention the Name ofAllahover it.’”

“Step aside and I will show you how.”The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) put his hand between the skin and theflesh, and thrusthis arm in until it disappeared up to the armpit,and said: “O boy,this is how you skin it.” Then he went and ledthe people in prayerand did not perform Wudu’.

“Avoid those that are lactating.” (i.e. thosefromwhich milk is received).

“Let us go outtoWaqifi.” He said: “So we went out in the moonlight until wecame tothe garden and he (the owner of the garden) said: ‘Welcome.’Then hetook up the knife and went among the sheep (to choose one forslaughter), and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Avoid thosethatare lactating.’”

“We were with the Prophet(ﷺ) on a journey, and a camel ran away. A man shot an arrow at itand the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘It has the inclination to run awaylike awild animal. If this happens to any of you, do likewise.’”

“We slaughtered ahorseand ate its meat during the time of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ).”

“We went out with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the campaign of Khaibar, and in theevening the people lit their fires. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Whatareyou cooking?’ They said: ‘The meat of domesticated donkeys.’He said:‘Throw out what is in them (the pots) and break them.’ Aman said: ‘Orcan we throw out what is in them and wash them?’The Prophet (ﷺ)said: ‘Or (do) that.’”

“Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the fleshofdomesticated donkeys, for it is filthy.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)forbade the flesh of horses, mules and donkeys.”