Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha, thewife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used tosay, "Breaking the bone of a muslim when he is dead is like breakingit when he is alive." She meant if done in wrong action. (IT)
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 16, Hadith 45 (IT)
Arabic reference (IT): Book 16, Hadith 567 (IT)