Sahih Muslim, 3001
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Isma'il bin Zakaria bin MrhfromBryd bin 'AbdullahfromAbu Barda bin Abi Musa al-Asha'arifromAbu Musa al-Asha'ari
Hadith text · Matn
لَقَدْ أَهْلَكْتُمْ أَوْ قَطَعْتُمْ ظَهْرَ الرَّجُلِ
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English translation
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said:
You killed him, or you sliced the back of a person.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ، عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً يُثْنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَيُطْرِيهِ فِي الْمِدْحَةِ فَقَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 55, Hadith 86
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 42, Hadith 7141 (deprecated numbering scheme)