الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 4, page 498

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan and ibn abu ‘Umayr who have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When you buy an animal for offering, face the direction of Qiblah (Ka’bah), then slaughter the way camel or other animals are slaughtered. You must say, ‘I turn my face toward the One who has invented the skies and earth, as an obedient person and I am not a pagan. My salat (prayer), acts of al-Hajj (worship), my life and death are for Allah, Lord of the worlds, who has no partners and thus I am commanded and I am the first Muslim. O Allah, this is from You, for You and by the help of the name of Allah, Allah is great beyond description. O Allah, accept it from me.’ Thereafter make the knife to work until it is slaughtered; and do not cut the spinal cord before it dies.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Musa ibn Ja’far al-Baghdadiy from Jamil who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In Mina’ begin with slaughtering before shaving, and in al-‘Aqiqah (offering for child-birth) begin with shaving before slaughtering the offering.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu al-Hashim al-Bajaliy from abu Khadijah who has said the following: “I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), slaughtering a badanah with its left front leg tied down. He (the Imam) then stood up on the right side and said, ‘In the name of Allah, Allah is greater than can be described. O Lord, this is from You and for You. O Lord, accept it from me.’ He (the Imam) then caused a cut in the upper part of its chest. He (the Imam) then took out the knife with his hand. When it was on the ground he (the Imam) made a cut in the place for Dhabh.” NOTE: Fatwa best explains the following Chapters.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.