´It was narrated that Muawiyah said:` "I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: 'Beware of praising one another, for it is slaughtering (one another).'"
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الأدب / 3743
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 11441 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 1308 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : مسند احمد ( 4/92 ، 93 ، 98 ، 99 ) ( حسن ) » ( سند میں معبد الجہنی ضعیف ہے ، صحیحین میں ابوبکرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کی حدیث سے تقویت پاکر یہ حسن ہے )
Brief Explanation
1؎: This is because when someone is praised or flattered to his face, there is a possibility that pride and arrogance may develop in the person, and he may consider his faults as virtues and regard his fellow Muslim brother as insignificant.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: By "slaughter" is meant that it is a cause of destruction in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3743