English
Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man praised another in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: “Woe to you 1, you have cut your brother’s neck,” three times. “Whoever must praise, let him say, ‘I think so-and-so is such, and Allah is his reckoner,’ if he believes him to be so, and let him not declare anyone pure before Allah.”
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “Woe to you, you have cut your brother’s neck…”: In Al-Mirqat, it is said: This was disliked to prevent the praised person from becoming conceited or arrogant, which is a harm to him, as if his neck was cut, leading to his ruin.
Note 1
(۱) قوله : ويلك قطعت عنق أخيك إلخ : قال في «المرقاة»: وإنما كره ذلك لئلا يغتر المقول له فيستشعر الكبر والعجب وذلك جناية عليه، فيصير كأنه قطع عنقه فأهلكه.