You accepted it from Abraham, Your close friend.”

When slaughtering it, he should say:

“I have turned my face towards Him who created the heavens and the earth, inclining to true faith, and I am not one of the polytheists.”

“Say, ‘Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.

He has no partner. This I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.’”

He should give one-third of it in charity and another third as gifts. If he eats most of it, gives it away as a gift, eats it, or cooks it and invites people to partake, that is permissible. He should pay the butcher from his own funds. As for its hide, he may use it himself or give it in charity, as he wishes. Allah knows best.

He—may Allah Most High have mercy on him—also said:

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The animal to be slaughtered, whether for the Eid sacrifice or otherwise, should be laid on its left side. The person slaughtering it should place his right foot on its neck, as is established in an authentic report from the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He should invoke Allah’s name and proclaim His greatness, saying:

“In the name of Allah; Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, this is from You and for You. O Allah, accept this from me just as You accepted it from Abraham, Your close friend.”