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. (JA)
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 16, Hadith 45 (JA)
Arabic reference (JA): Book 16, Hadith 567 (JA)