This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Zubair Ali Zai Rahimahullah's book "Ahkam and Issues of Qurbani".
Slaughter the Sacrificial Animal with Your Own Hands
أن رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نحر بعض هديه بيده ونحر غيره بعضه.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Al-Ansari رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم slaughtered some of his sacrificial animals with his own hands, and some of his animals were slaughtered by others.
Verification:
The chain is authentic
Source:
Al-Muwatta
Reference: (Narration of Abi Mus'ab Al-Zuhri 534/1 Hadith 1381)
Reference: Also narrated by An-Nasa'i (231/7 Hadith 4424) from the narration of Malik, and in the narration of Yahya bin Yahya (394/1 Hadith 909) "Malik from Ja'far from his father from Ali bin Abi Talib" which is incorrect, see At-Tamhid (106/2) and Al-Istidhkar: 849
Jurisprudence:
➊ It is better and preferable that a person slaughter his own sacrificial animal, but if he has someone else slaughter it, that is also permissible.
➋ Appointing an agent is permissible.
➌ In this hadith, "others" refers to Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib رضي الله عنه as established by another narration.
Reference: Muwatta narration of Ibn Al-Qasim p. 234
