Abu Musa Ashari reported,

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

Muslim 7504

Sahih

حدثني أبو جعفر محمد بن الصباح حدثنا إسمعيل بن زكرياء عن بريد بن عبد الله عن أبي بردة

عن أبي موسى قال

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

مسلم 7504صحيح
Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Sahih Muslim
Book
Asceticism and heart-softening matters
Chapter
Prohibition of praise if it is excessive and there is fear of it causing tribulation to the one being praised
Numbering
Darussalam 7504
Muslim 7504