Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ التَّمَادُحِ
Chapter: Regarding it being disliked to praise (people).
3 hadith · references 4804–4806
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Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 4804حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى عُثْمَانَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ، فَأHammam said: A man came and praised Uthman in his face, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad took dust and threw it on his face, saying: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: when you see those who are given to praising people, throw dust in7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4805أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَثْنَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِذَا مَدَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ صَاحِبَهُ لَا مَحَالَةَ ، فَلْيَقAbu Bakrah said that when a man praised another man in his face in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ said: You have beheaded your friend (saying it three times). He then said: One who cannot help expressing praise of his com5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4806انْطَلَقْتُ فِي وَفْدِ بَنِي عَامِرٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْنَا : أَنْتَ سَيِّدُنَا ، فَقَالَ : السَّيِّدُ اللَّهُ ، قُلْنَا : وَأَفْضَلُنَا فَضْلًا وَأَعْظَمُنَا طَوْلًا ، فَقَالNarrated Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir: I went with a deputation of Banu Amir to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we said: You are our lord (sayyid). To this he replied: The lord is Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. Then we said6 narrators