مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٥٤٩ - METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING A CAMEL

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٢٦٠٥. It is better to thrust a knife in the neck of the camel when it is standing. However, there is no harm in thrusting a knife into the depth of its neck when it kneels down, or lies on one side, and its arms. feet and chest face Qibla.
٢٦٠٦. If a camels head is cut instead of thrusting a knife into the depth of its neck, and K knife is thrust in the depth of the neck of a sheep or a cow etc. asis done in the case of a camel it is unlawful to eat their meat and their body is impure. How ever, if the four arteries of the camel are cut and a knife is thrust into thedepth of its neck in the manner stated above while it is still alive it is lawful to eat its meat and its body is pure. Moreover, if a knife is thrust into the depth of theneck of a cow, sheep etc. and then its head is cut while it is still alive. it is pure and its meat is lawful to eat.
٢٦٠٧. If an animal becomes unruly and it cannot be slaughtered in the manner prescribed by law or, for example, it falls down into a well and the probability isthat it will die there and it is not possible to slaughter it according to law. and a wound is inflicted on any part d its body and consequently it is killed. it becomes pureand lawful to eat. It is not necessary that it should be facing Qibla at that time but it should fulfil other conditions mentioned above regarding slaughtering of animals.

RECOMMENDED ACTS WHILE SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS.
٢٦٠٨. The following things are recommended at the time of slaughtering the animals: (i) While slaughtering a sheep (or a goat) both of its hands and one foot shouldbe tied and the other foot should be left fee. As regards a cow, its two hands and two feet should be tied and the tail should be left free. As regards a camel in ow it issitting. its two hands should be tied with each other from below up to its knees, or below its