اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الزهد والرقائقBook of Asceticism and Heart-Softeners
باب النهي عن المدح إِذَا كان فيه إِفراط وخيف منه فتنة الممدوح
Prohibition of Excessive Praise if It May Cause Temptation
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Hadith 1888
1888 صحيح حديث أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ: أَثْنى رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: وَيْلَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ، قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَادِحًا أَخَاهُ، لاَ مَحَالَةَ، فَلْيَقُلْ أَحْسِبُ فُلاَنًا وَاللهُ حَسِيبُهُ وَلاَ أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللهِ أَحَدًا أَحْسِبُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا، إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذلِكَ مِنْهُ
Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man praised another man in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Alas! You have cut your companion’s neck. You have cut your companion’s neck," several times (the Prophet repeated this in the same way). Then he said: "If it becomes necessary for someone to praise his brother, then he should say: 'I consider so-and-so to be such-and-such, and Allah knows best. I cannot declare anyone to be free of faults before Allah. I think he is such-and-such,' if he knows that about him."
Hadith 1889
1889 صحيح حديث أَبِي مُوسى رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، رَجُلاً يُثْنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَيُطْرِيهِ فِي مَدْحِهِ فَقَالَ: أَهْلَكْتُمْ (أَوْ قَطَعْتُمْ) ظَهْرَ الرَّجُلِ
Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a person praising another and exaggerating in it. So he said: "You people have destroyed this man or have broken his back."
