(153) بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّمَادُحِ
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." (JA)
Reference (JA): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 334 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 16, Hadith 2 (JA)
English translation (JA): Book 16, Hadith 334 (JA)