Hadith 25137

Chapter 153

باب 153

(153) بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّمَادُحِ

(153) Chapter: What has come about praising people (FR)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي بُرَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً يُثْنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَيُطْرِيهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَهْلَكْتُمْ، أَوْ قَطَعْتُمْ، ظَهْرَ الرَّجُلِ.


Abu Musa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, heard a man praise another man and he was using exaggerationin his praise of him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, "You have destroyed - or broken - the man's back." (FR)

Reference (FR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 334 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 16, Hadith 2 (FR)

English translation (FR): Book 16, Hadith 334 (FR)