Witnesses

Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 48 :: Hadith 831

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ashari:

The Prophet heard someone praising another and exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet said, "You have ruined or cut the man's back (by praising him so much).

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