الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Praise
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّمَادُحِChapter: What is Mentioned About Praise
Hadith 333
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ خَيْرًا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”وَيْحَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ“، يَقُولُهُ مِرَارًا، ”إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَادِحًا لاَ مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ: أَحْسَبُ كَذَا وَكَذَا، إِنْ كَانَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ كَذَلِكَ، وَحَسِيبُهُ اللَّهُ، وَلاَ يُزَكِّي عَلَى اللهِ أَحَدًا.“
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so another man praised him (excessively). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Woe to you! You have cut your companion's neck." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) kept repeating this statement, (then said:) "If anyone must praise someone, let him say: In my opinion, he is such and such, if he truly thinks so, and let him also say: Allah knows best. He is the one who takes account, and no one should declare anyone pure before Allah."
