333. أَبُو بَكْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «وَيْحَكَ! قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ» – يَقُولُهُ مِرَارًا – ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَادِحًا لَا مَحَالَةَ، فَلْيَقُلْ: أَحْسِبُ فُلَانًا، وَاللَّهُ حَسِيبُهُ، إِنْ كَانَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ كَذَلِكَ، وَلَا يُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ أَحَدًا».

333. Abu Bakr reported that a man was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and someone praised him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Woe to you! You have cut off the head of your companion!" and he repeated that several times. He went on, "If one of you must praise someone, he should say, 'I consider that so-and-so is such-and-such.' Allah is the One who will take account of him if he thinks that he is indeed like that, No one can appropriate Allah's right to attest to someone's character." .

334. رَوَى أَبُو مُوسَى أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَمْدَحُ رَجُلًا وَكَانَ يُبَالِغُ فِي مَدْحِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «أَهْلَكْتُمْ أَوْ قَطَعْتُمْ ظَهْرَ الرَّجُلِ».

334. Abu Musa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, heard a man praise another man and he was using exaggeration in his praise of him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You have destroyed or broken the man's back." .

٣٣٥۔ رَوَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ التَّيْمِيُّ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَالَ: «كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ، فَمَدَحَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَ: "لَقَدْ عَقَرْتَ الرَّجُلَ، عَقَرَكَ اللَّهُ".»

335. Ibrahim at-Taymi reported that his father said, "We were sitting with 'Umar and one man praised another man to his face." He said, "You have wounded the man. May Allah wound you." .

336. روى زيد بن أسلم أن أباه سمع عمر يقول: «المدح ذبح». قال الراوي: «أراد إذا قُبِل».

336. Zayd ibn Aslam reported that his father heard 'Umar state, "Praise is slaughter." The transmitter added, "He meant when it is accepted."

[* هو متيقن أن مدحه لن يُنتج الكبرياء أو العُجب.] 337. رَوى أبو هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي ﷺ قال: «خيرُ الرجال أبو بكر، خيرُ الرجال عمر، خيرُ الرجال أبو عُبيدة، خيرُ الرجال أُسَيد بن حُضَير، خيرُ الرجال ثابتُ بن قيس بن شَمّاس، خيرُ الرجال مُعاذُ بن عمرو بن الجَموح، خيرُ الرجال مُعاذُ بن جبل». ثم قال: «شرُّ الرجال فلانٌ، شرُّ الرجال فلانٌ»، حتى عدّ سبعة رجال.

[* He is certain that his praise will nor produce pride or vanity.] 337. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best of men is Abu Bakr. The best of men is 'Umar. The best of men is Abu 'Ubayda. The best of men is Usayd ibn Hudayr. The best of men is Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas. The best of men is Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh. The best of men is Mu'adh ibn Jabal." Then he said, "The worst of men is so-and so. The worst of men is so-and-so," until he had named seven men.

338. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: اسْتَأْذَنَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: «بِئْسَ ابْنُ الْعَشِيرَةِ». فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ أَلَانَ لَهُ الْقَوْلَ وَتَطَلَّقَ فِي وَجْهِهِ. فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، قُلْتَ لَهُ مَا قُلْتَ، ثُمَّ أَلَنْتَ لَهُ الْقَوْلَ؟ فَقَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنَّ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ النَّاسُ اتِّقَاءَ فُحْشِهِ». وَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ: «بِئْسَ ابْنُ الْعَشِيرَةِ» ...

338. 'A'isha said, "A man asked permission to come to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Messenger of Allah said, 'He is an evil son of his tribe.' When the man came in, the Prophet was courteous and cheerful towards him. When that man left, another man asked permission to come in. He said, 'He is an excellent son of his tribe.' When he came in, he was not cheerful towards him as he had been cheerful towards the other man. When he left, I said, 'Messenger of Allah, you said what you said about so-and-so and yet you were courteous to him. You said what you said about so-and-so and I did not see you do the same.' He said, ''A'isha, the worst of people are those who are feared on account of their bad language.'"

339. قال أبو معمر: «أخذ رجل يمدح أحد الأمراء، فأخذ المقداد يحثو في وجهه التراب، وقال: أمرنا رسول الله ﷺ أن نحثو التراب في وجوه المادحين».

339. Abu Ma'mar said, "A man began to praise one of the amirs. Al-Miqdad began to throw dirt in his face and said, 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded us to throw dust into the faces of those who praise people.'" .

340. عن عطاء بن أبي رباح قال: كان رجل يثني على رجل عند ابن عمر، فجعل ابن عمر يحثو في فيه التراب، وقال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: «إذا رأيتم المدّاحين فاحثوا في وجوههم التراب».

340. 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah reported that a man was praising another man in the presence of Ibn 'Umar. Ibn 'Umar began to throw dust towards his mouth. He said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'When you see those who praise people, throw dust in their faces.'" .

341. قال رجاء: "ذات يوم ذهبتُ أنا ومِهجان إلى مسجد أهل البصرة. كان بُرَيدة الأسلمي جالسًا هناك عند أحد أبواب المسجد. وكان في داخل المسجد رجلٌ يُقال له صَبْكة، وكان يُطيل الصلاة. وصلنا إلى باب المسجد وعليه كساءٌ من صوف ذي هُدب. وكان بُرَيدة ممن يمزح. فقال: 'يا مِهجان، ألا تصلي كما يصلي صَبْكة؟' فلم يجب مِهجان ورجع. فقال مِهجان: 'أخذ رسولُ الله ﷺ بيدي ذات مرة، فذهبنا معًا إلى أعلى أُحُد. فأشرف على المدينة وقال: "ويلٌ لقريةٍ يتركها أهلها إذا كانت في أوج ازدهارها، ثم يأتيها الدجال فيجد عند كل بابٍ من أبوابها ملكين، فلا يدخلها." ثم نزل حتى بلغنا المسجد، فرأى رسولُ الله ﷺ رجلًا يصلي، يسجد ويركع. فسألني رسولُ الله ﷺ: "من هذا؟" فأخذتُ أمدحه وأقول: "يا رسول الله، هذا فلانٌ وفلان." فقال: "كُفَّ! لا تُسمعه فتُهلكه!"'" وتابع رجاء: "ثم أخذ يمشي حتى بلغ حُجَرَه، ثم أخذ ينفض التراب عن يديه ويقول: 'خيرُ دينكم أيسرُه'، وكررها ثلاثَ مرات."

341. Raja' said. "One day Mihjan and I went to the mosque of the people of Basra. Burayda al-Aslami was sitting there by one of the mosque doors. Inside the mosque there was a man called Sabka who used to make the prayers long. We came to the mosque door which had a fringed woollen cloth over it. Now Burayda was someone who made jokes. He said, 'Mihjan, don't you pray as Sabka prays?' Mihjan did not answer and went back. Mihjan said, 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once took me by the hand and we went together to the top of Uhud. He looked down on Madina and said, "Woe to a town whose people will abandon it when it becomes very prosperous. Then the Dajjal will come to it and find two angels at each of its gates, so he will not enter it." Then he went down until we reached the mosque and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw a man praying, prostrating and bowing. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked me, "Who is this?" and I began to praise him, saying, "Messenger of Allah, this is so-and-so and so-and-so." "Stop!" he said, "Do not let him hear or you will destroy him."'" Raja' continued, "He began to walk until he reached his rooms and then he began to shake the dust off his hands and said, 'The best part of your deen is the easiest of it.' and he repeated that three times."

342. قال الأسود بن سريع: «أتيتُ النبيَّ ﷺ فقلتُ: يا رسولَ الله، قد حمدتُ اللهَ وإيّاك بمدائحَ وأشعارٍ. فقال: أمّا إنّ ربَّك يُحبُّ الحمد، فأنشدتُه. ثم استأذن رجلٌ طويلٌ أصلعُ، فقال لي النبيُّ ﷺ: اسكتْ. فدخل الرجلُ، فتكلّم ساعةً ثم خرج. ثم أنشدتُ، ثم جاء الرجلُ فأمرني بالسكوت، ثم خرج. وتكرّر ذلك مرتين أو ثلاثًا. فقلتُ: مَن هذا الذي أُمرتُ أن أسكتَ له؟ فقال: هذا رجلٌ لا يُحبُّ الباطل». [It is said that it was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab]

342. Al-Aswad ibn Suray' said, "I came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, I have praised Allah and you in poems of praise and eulogies.' He said, 'As far as your Lord is concerned, He must be praised,' and so I began to recite them. Then a tall bald man asked for permission to enter. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told me, 'Be silent.' The man came in and spoke for a time and then left. Then I recited again. Then the other man came back and he made be silent again. Then the man left again. That happened two or three times. I asked, 'Who is this man for whom I must be silent?' He replied, 'This is a man who does not like vain things.'" [It is said that it was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab]

343. قال أبو نُجَيْد: جاء شاعرٌ إلى عِمران بن حُصَين فأعطاه عِمران شيئًا. فقيل لعِمران: أتُعطي شاعرًا؟ فقال: إنما أصون عِرضي (من هجائه).

343. Abu Nujayd said, "A poet came to 'Imran ibn Husayn and 'Imran gave him something. 'Imran was asked, 'You give to a poet?' He said, 'I am preserving my reputation (from his satire).'"