35/3. Chapter:
It is recommended to select a good animal for the sacrifice and to slaughter it oneself, not delegating it to anyone else, and to say the name of Allah, and to say the Takbir
Sahih Muslim : 1966d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1966d
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَيَقُولُ " بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " .
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1966dIn-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 22, Hadith 4844
