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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 224

3. Funerals

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا; أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { كَسْرُ عَظْمِ الْمَيِّتِ كَكَسْرِهِ حَيًّا } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِم ٍ 1‏ .‏
A'ishah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Breaking a deceased body's bones is exactly like breaking them when he is alive." Related by Abu Dawud in accordance with the conditions of Muslim.
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 575
In-book : Book 3, Hadith 44
English translation : Book 3, Hadith 600