37/32. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4266 — Coccyx and Resurrection
The grave and disintegration (of the body)
Hadith About the Coccyx Bone and Resurrection
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4266
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4266
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ : " لَيْسَ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ إِلاَّ يَبْلَى إِلاَّ عَظْمًا وَاحِدًا وَهُوَ عَجْبُ الذَّنَبِ وَمِنْهُ يُرَكَّبُ الْخَلْقُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no part of man that will not disintegrate, apart from a single bone at the base of the coccyx, from which he will be recreated on the Day of Resurrection.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4266In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 167English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4266
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4266
This hadith about the coccyx bone and resurrection teaches that the human body will decay after death, except one bone at the base of the coccyx. The Prophet said that from it the creation will be put together again on the Day of Resurrection. The hadith is short, but it gives a clear link between death, bodily disintegration, and being recreated. Its focus is not on medical detail or debate. It teaches belief in resurrection through a concrete sign mentioned in the text. A believer reading this hadith is reminded that the body may return to dust, but Allah’s power is not limited by decay. The final return remains real.
What we learn from this hadith
- The body decays after death except the bone mentioned in the hadith.
- The hadith links that bone to recreation on the Day of Resurrection.
- Death and bodily decay do not cancel the reality of being raised again.
