Abu Musa Ashari reported,

The Prophet ﷺ heard a man praising another and going to excess in his praise, so he said, "You have destroyed," or, "broken the man's back."

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Sahih

عن أبي موسى قال

سمع النبي ﷺ رجلا يثني على رجل ويطريه في المدحة فقال: أهلكتم- أو- قطعتم ظهر الرجل.

الأعظمي 14664صحيح
Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Jami al-Kamil
Book
Superior moral conduct
Chapter
Etiquette of speech, words, and correspondence
Section
Moderation in praise and the dislike of exaggeration in it
Numbering
Jami al-Kamil 14664 (2nd edition)
Azami 14664