(64) باب فِي الْحَفَّارِ يَجِدُ الْعَظْمَ هَلْ يَتَنَكَّبُ ذَلِكَ الْمَكَانَ
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Breaking a dead man's bone is like breaking it when he is alive. (ES)
Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 3207 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 21, Hadith 119 (ES)
English translation (ES): Book 20, Hadith 3201 (ES)