Hisham bin Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father that he said: I do not like to be buried in al-Baqi'; being buried elsewhere is dearer to me, because (the one buried there) will be one of two men: either a wrongdoer, whose neighbourhood I would not want, or a righteous man, whose bones I would not want broken on my account. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "Breaking the bone of a dead person is like breaking the bone of a living person." Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: That is, they are equal in sin.
The Shaykh said: This hadith has also been narrated as a connected (mawsul) and marfu' (Prophetic) report.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 7078
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Breaking the bone of a dead person is equivalent to breaking the bone of a living person."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 7079
Amrah (may Allah have mercy on her) narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Breaking the bone of a dead person is like breaking the bone of a living person."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 7081