I asked, "Messenger of Allah, can slaughter be done only at the throat or the upper chest?"He replied, "If you stabbed it in the thigh, that would suffice you."
حدثنا وكيع حدثنا حماد بن سلمة
قلت يا رسول الله أما تكون الذكاة إلا في الحلق أو اللبة قال لو طعنت في فخذها لأجزأك
Its isnad is daif due to the obscurity of Abu Nadrah Darimi. Despite their grading it daif, this hadith was narrated by the authors of the Sunan works. Abu Dawud narrated it in 3/103, no. 2825, in the chapter on sacrificial animals, on what has been said about the slaughter of a Muslim. Tirmidhi narrated it in 4/75, no. 1481, in the chapter on hunting, on slaughtering at the throat. Nasai narrated it in 7/228, no. 4408. Ibn Majah narrated it in 2/1063, no. 3184. Darimi narrated it in 2/113, no. 1972. Tayalisi narrated it in 1/343, no. 1746, Minhah.