Understanding the Hadith Phrase: “The marrow of the leg-bones can be seen”
One narration describing the huur al-ayn (maidens of Paradise) states that their beauty is such that “the marrow of their leg-bones can be seen.” This phrase appears in authentic hadith collections such as Sahih Muslim and Sahih al-Bukhari, and it has often been mocked by enemies of God who interpret it in a crude, literal,…
