(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. (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan Abi Dawud 3207 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 21, Hadith 119 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 20, Hadith 3201 (FR)