سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2815

Narrated Shaddad bin Aws: There are two characteristics that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah has decreed that everything should be done in a good way, so when you kill use a good method. The version of the narrators other than Muslim says: "So kill in a good manner. " And when you slaughter, you should use a good method, for one of you should sharpen his knife, and give the animal as little pain as possible.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020