‘Urwa b. az-Zubair said there were two men in Medina, one of whom made a niche when digging a grave, the other of whom did not. The people said that the one who came first should do as he was accustomed to do, and the one who made a niche came and made one for God’s messenger. [Baghawi] transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب الجنائز / 1700
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضَعِيف | زبیر علی زئی:حسن
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «حسن، رواه البغوي في شرح السنة (388/5 ح 1510) [و مالک في الموطأ 231/1 ح 547] ٭ السند مرسل و له شاھد عند ابن ماجه (1557، وھو حسن)»