(14) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْمَدْحِ، إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِ إِفْرَاطٌ وَخِيفَ مِنْهُ فِتْنَةٌ عَلَى الْمَمْدُوحِ
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said:
You killed him, or you sliced the back of a person. (IT)
Reference (IT): Sahih Muslim 3001 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 55, Hadith 86 (IT)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 42, Hadith 7141 (IT)