It Is Disliked to Praise Someone to His Face

845. Abu Bakra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that a man was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet and a man praised him heartily. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Bother you! You have severed you companion’s neck,’ saying it several times. “If one of you must praise someone, he should say, ‘I think such and such’ if he thinks the person is like that. Allah is enough for him and no one should be commended and praised in front of Allah.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Shahada, 16; Sahih Muslim, Zuhd, 65).

 

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014