Hadith 24
Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
ENGLISH
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of AllSah(ﷺ) as saying:
Every son of Adam will be devoured by the earth with the exception of the tail-bone from which he was created and from which he will be reconstituted.
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ :
كُلَّ ابْنِ آدَمَ تَأْكُلُ الأَرْضُ إِلاَّ عَجْبَ الذَّنَبِ، مِنْهُ خُلِقَ وَفِيهِ يُرَكَّبُ
Hadith referenceSunan Abi Dawud 24
CollectionSunan Abi Dawud
BookModel Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
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