rendered unlawful.

The dhakāh (ritual slaughter) of game, of domesticated animals that have gone feral, and of any creature that has fallen into a well or the like—when one cannot perform the normal act of slaughter—is accomplished by wounding it on any part of its body. If, however, its head is immersed in water or something similar, it is not lawful.

4. At the moment of slaughter he must say: Bism Allah (in the name of Allah); no other formula will suffice. If he neglects to say it out of forgetfulness, the meat is permitted, but not if he omits it deliberately.

It is reprehensible to slaughter with a dull instrument, to sharpen the blade while the animal can see it, to orient the animal toward a direction other than the qiblah, or to break its neck or begin skinning it before the body has cooled.