English translation
2663. Narrated Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'arī رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: The Prophet ﷺ heard someone praising another and exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet ﷺ said, "You have ruined or cut the man's back (by praising him much)."
Hadith 2663
What is hated of exaggeration in praising, and one should say only what he knows.
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Darussalam · Volume 3
52 - THE BOOK OF WITNESSESSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 177
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Arabic text
٢٦٦٣ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ: حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ﵁ قَالَ: «سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلًا يُثْنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ، وَيُطْرِيهِ فِي مَدْحِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَهْلَكْتُمْ أَوْ: قَطَعْتُمْ ظَهْرَ الرَّجُلِ.»
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