A man was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, and a man said, "Messenger of Allah, there is no man after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ better than him in such and such."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Woe to you, you have cut the neck of your companion," saying it several times.Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you must praise his brother, let him say, I reckon so and so to be such, if he does believe him to be so. And I do not declare anyone pure before Allah."This is the report of Yazid bin Zuray. In the report of the other two there is no mention of a man saying, there is no man after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ better than him.
و حدثنيه عمرو الناقد حدثنا هاشم بن القاسم ح و حدثناه أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا شبابة بن سوار كلاهما عن شعبة بهذا الإسناد نحو حديث يزيد بن زريع وليس في حديثهما فقال رجل ما من رجل بعد رسول الله ﷺ أفضل منه