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Riyad as-Salihin 1788

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) heard a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said, “You killed the man,” or he said, “You ruined the man.”.

Abu Musa al-Asharinarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by agreed upon
2names in the chain
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وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال: سمع

رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا يُثني على رجل ويُطريه في المدحة، فقال: «أهلكتم، أو قطعتم ظهر الرجل»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) heard a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said, “You killed the man,” or he said, “You ruined the man.”.

Riyad as-Salihin 1788, Book 18, The Book of the Prohibited actions, Hadith 278. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Abu Musa al-AshariFrom, Companion, died 42 AH

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