Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1714

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَسْرُ عَظْمِ الْمَيِّتِ كَكَسْرِهِ حَيًّا» . رَوَاهُ مَالِكٌ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ

Translation

Aisha reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘Breaking the bone of the deceased is like breaking it while he is alive.’ Malik, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah transmitted it.