(14) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْمَدْحِ، إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِ إِفْرَاطٌ وَخِيفَ مِنْهُ فِتْنَةٌ عَلَى الْمَمْدُوحِ
his hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba with a slight variation of wording. (ID)
Reference (ID): Sahih Muslim 3000 c (ID)
In-book reference (ID): Book 55, Hadith 85 (ID)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 42, Hadith 7140 (ID)