The Book of ad-Dahaya (Sacrifices)

Adi ibn Hatim said: Messenger of Allah, I release my dog and catch game, but have nothing with which to slaughter it, so I slaughter it with a sharp stone or a stick. He said: Let the blood flow with whatever you wish, and invoke the name of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.

Abu Said al-Khudri reported that a man of the Ansar had a she-camel grazing near Uhud. Something happened to it, and he slaughtered it with a wooden stake. He went to the Prophet and asked him, and the Prophet told him to eat it.

Rafi ibn Khadij reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Whatever sheds the blood while Allah name is invoked, eat it, unless it was slaughtered with a tooth or a nail.

Rafi ibn Khadij said: Messenger of Allah, tomorrow we will meet the enemy and have no knives. The Messenger of Allah said: Whatever sheds the blood while the name of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is invoked, eat it, unless it is a tooth or a nail. I will explain: A tooth is bone, and a nail is the knife of the Ethiopians.

Shaddad ibn Aws reported that he had retained two teachings from the Messenger of Allah, who said: Allah has prescribed excellence in all things. When you kill, do so well; when you slaughter, do so well. Let each of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.

Asma bint Abi Bakr reported: During the time of the Messenger of Allah, we slaughtered a horse and ate it.

Zayd ibn Thabit reported that a wolf attacked a sheep. They slaughtered it with a sharp stone, and the Prophet allowed them to eat it.

Abu Ushara reported from his father: I said: Messenger of Allah, is slaughter only at the throat and upper chest? He said: If you stab it in the thigh, that will suffice.

Rafi reported: Messenger of Allah, tomorrow we will meet the enemy and have no knives. He said: Whatever sheds the blood while the name of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is invoked, eat it, except if slaughtered with a tooth or a nail. Later, when the Messenger of Allah received spoils, a camel bolted and a man stopped it with an arrow. He said: These livestock, or camels, can become wild like wild animals. If one gets the better of you, do the same.

Rafi ibn Khadij reported: Messenger of Allah, tomorrow we will meet the enemy and have no knives. He said: Whatever sheds blood while Allah name is invoked, eat it, except if it is slaughtered with a tooth or nail. Teeth are bone, and nails are the knives of the Ethiopians. We later acquired camels or sheep as spoils. A camel bolted, and a man stopped it with an arrow. The Messenger of Allah said: These camels can become wild like wild animals; if one gets the better of you, do the same.

Shaddad ibn Aws reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has prescribed excellence in all things. When you kill, do so well; when you slaughter, do so well. Let each of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.

Shaddad ibn Aws reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah has prescribed excellence in all things. When you kill, do so well; when you slaughter, do so well. Let each of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.

Shaddad ibn Aws reported: I heard two teachings from the Prophet: Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has prescribed excellence in all things. When you kill, do so well; when you slaughter, do so well. Let each of you sharpen his blade, then spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.

Shaddad ibn Aws reported: I memorized two teachings from the Messenger of Allah: Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has prescribed excellence in all things. When you kill, do so well; when you slaughter, do so well. Let each of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah sacrificed two white, horned rams, declaring Allah greatest and invoking His name. I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, with his foot against their sides. I asked: Did you hear this directly from him? He said: Yes.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah used to sacrifice two white, horned rams. He invoked Allah name and declared His greatness. I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot against their sides.

Anas reported: I saw the Prophet slaughter the two white, horned rams with his own hand, placing his foot against their sides, invoking Allah name, and declaring His greatness.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet sacrificed two white, horned rams, placing his foot against their sides as he slaughtered them, invoked Allah name, and declared His greatness.

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah slaughtered some of his sacrificial camels with his own hand, and someone else slaughtered the rest.

Asma reported: During the time of the Messenger of Allah, we slaughtered a horse and ate it. Qutaybah version says: We ate its meat. Abdah ibn Sulayman differed with him.