Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: explaining the verse "But the evil ones ever inspire their friend to contend with you" They used to say: Do not eat which Allah killed, but eat which you slaughtered. So Allah revealed the verse: "Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name hath not been pronounced". . . to the end of the verse.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الضحايا / 2818
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ابن ماجه (3173), سماك عن عكرمة سلسلة ضعيفة, وللحديث شاھد ضعيف في المعجم الكبير للطبراني (11614), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 101
Benefits and Issues: In Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse number 5, concession has been granted regarding the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book, as has been mentioned above.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2818