Those who said: slaughter may be done elsewhere than the throat and upper chest

An elder of Banu Harithah said: A camel got stuck in a well. The people asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he said: "Stab it with a spear and eat it."

Masruq said: A camel fell into a well in such a way that its lower part was on top. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Cut it into pieces (limb by limb) and eat it.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: If a camel falls into a well, it should be stabbed with a spear wherever possible, with Allah's name mentioned over it.

The father of Abu al-Ushara (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Is it necessary for slaughter to be at the throat and the jugular (labbah)? He said: "Even if you stabbed it in its thigh, it would suffice you."

Abayah said: A camel fell into a well while Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was present. A man went down to slaughter it by nahr, but said: I cannot do nahr on it. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked, and he said: Mention the name of Allah over it and finish it off from the side of its flank. He did so, and it was brought out in pieces. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) took ten portions of it for two or four dirhams.

Masruq said: If a very large camel falls into a well and gets stuck, cut it into pieces and eat it.

Abu Rashid al-Salmani said: I was grazing my family's pregnant she-camels near Kufa when one camel got badly stuck in water. I feared that its life would depart before I could slaughter it, so I took a piece of iron and struck it into its back or its hump. Then I cut it into pieces and gave them to my family. But when they heard the whole story, they refused to eat it. I went to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), stood at the door of his palace and called out: O Commander of the Believers! O Commander of the Believers! Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Here I am, here I am. I told him the whole matter, and he said: Eat it, and give me the meat of its hindquarters.

Shurayh and Masruq used to say: If a camel falls into a well and it is not possible to slaughter it by nahr, it should be stabbed with a knife; that is its slaughter.