Is it correct to use the term *nahr* (throat-slaying) for slaughtering a sheep or a ram?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks about the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “He used to offer a sacrifice of two rams, slaughtering them after the prayer.” Does one slaughter a ram by *nahr* or by *dhabh*?

Answer:
The term *nahr* is used to mean *dhabh* (slaughter). A cow or a sheep is not slaughtered by *nahr*—meaning, not at the throat in the manner of *nahr*—but rather by *dhabh* at the neck. However, *dhabh* may be referred to as *nahr*.