English translation
3207. It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Breaking the bone of one who is dead is like breaking it when he is alive." (Hasan)
Hadith 3207
If A Gravedigger Finds Bones, Should He Leave That Place?
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Darussalam · Volume 3
BOOK 20. THE BOOKOF FUNERALSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3207 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 212
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Source no. 3207 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام (٢٣٣)
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Arabic text
3207 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَسْرُ عَظْمِ الْمَيِّتِ كَكَسْرِهِ حَيًّا»
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Commentary
If, while digging a grave, the excavator discovers that someone else is buried there, it is desirable to move to another place. Scholars who hold the view that it is not allowed to take organs from the deceased, use this Hadith among their proofs as well, arguing that if this is the case with the bones, that it is even more so with the rest of the body.