Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
2605. If one wants to slaughter a camel so that it becomes Pak and
halal after it has died, it is necessary to follow the above mentioned
conditions for slaughter and then thrust a knife or any other sharp implement
made of iron into the hollow between its neck and chest. It is better that the
camel at that time is standing. But if it has knelt down, or if it is lying on
its side with its face towards Qibla, the knife etc. can be thrust into the
hollow of its neck for slaughtering.
2606. If a camel's head is cut instead of thrusting a knife into the
depth of its neck, or if knife is thrust into the depth of the neck of a sheep
or a cow etc. as is done in the case of a camel, it is haraam to eat their meat
and their body is Najis.
However, if the four arteries of the camel are cut
first and a knife is then thrust into the depth of its neck, in the manner
stated above, while it is still alive, it is halal to eat its meat and its body
is Pak. Similarly, if a knife is first thrust into the depth of the neck of a
cow, sheep etc. and then its head is cut while it is still alive, it is Pak and
its meat is halal to eat.
2607. If an animal becomes unruly, and one cannot slaughter it in the
manner prescribed by Shariah or, if, it falls down into a well and one feels
that it will die there and it will not be possible to slaughter it according to
Shariah, one should inflict a severe wound on any part of its body, so that it
dies as a result of that wound. Then it becomes Pak and halal to eat. It will
not be necessary that it should be facing Qibla at that time but it should
fulfil all other conditions mentioned above regarding slaughtering of animals.