Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1285 — The Book of Al-Adâhi (Sacrifices) (Animals slaughtered on the day of 'Eid Al-Adha)

Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:

I said, "O Allâh's Messenger! We are going to face the enemy tomorrow, and we do not have knives." He said, “Hurry up (in slaughtering the animal). If the slaughtering tool causes blood to flow out, and if Allâh’s Name is mentioned, eat (of the slaughtered animal). But do not slaughter with a tooth or fingernails. I am telling you why: As for the tooth, it is a bone; and as for the fingernails, it is the knife of Ethiopians.”Then we got some camels and sheep as war booty, and one of those camels ran away, whereupon a man shot it with an arrow and stopped it. Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Of these camels there are some which are as wild as wild beasts, so if one of them (runs away and) makes you tired, treat it in this manner.” ( Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 417, Vol. 7 )