Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Everything of the son of Adam is consumed by the earth except for the coccyx (ajb al-dhanab); from it he was created and from it he will be reassembled.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب خلق العالم / 10297
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسلم: 2955 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 8283 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 8266»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The complete bodies of some individuals also remain intact in the grave; in any case, the ‘ajb al-dhanab (coccyx) of every person remains, whether the rest of the body perishes or remains.