From his father that he said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Is there no slaughtering except upon the neck and the throat ?' He said: 'If you stab its thigh it would be accepted to you.'"
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1481 In-book : Book 18, Hadith 22 English translation : Vol. 3, Book 16, Hadith 1481
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