Riyad as-Salihin — Hadith #40490

Hadith #40490
وعن أبي بكر رضي الله عنه أن رجلا ذُكر عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فأثنى عليه رجل خيرًا، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏ويحك‏!‏ قطعت عنق صاحبك‏"‏ يقوله مرارًا ‏"‏وإن كان أحدكم مادحًا لا محالة، فليقل‏:‏ أحسب كذا وكذا إن كان يرى أنه كذلك وحسيبه الله، ولا يزكي على الله أحدًا‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
Mention of a man was made to the Prophet (ﷺ) and someone praised him whereupon he (ﷺ) said, "Woe be to you! You have broken the neck of your friend!" He repeated this several times and added, "If one of you has to praise his friend at all, he should say: 'I reckon him to be such and such and Allah knows him well', if you think him to be so-and-so, you will be accountable to Allah because no one can testify the purity of others against Allah.".
Narrated by
Abu Bakrah (RA)
Source
Riyad as-Salihin # 24/279
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 24: The Book of the Prohibited actions
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