عَنْ أَبِي الْعُشَرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَا تَكُونُ الذَّكَاةُ إِلَّا فِي الْحَلْقِ أَوِ اللَّبَّةِ قَالَ لَوْ طَعَنْتَ فِي فَخِذِهَا لَأَجْزَأَكَ
It is narrated from the father of Abu Ashra, he says: I said, O Messenger of Allah! Is the animal to be slaughtered only at the pit of the neck? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you strike its thigh with a spear, that will also suffice.