صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad
Part Two: Ahadith 250 to 499
باب ما جاء فى التمادح
On praise
Hadith Number: 254
254/334 (صحيح) عن ابي موسى قال: سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا يثني على رجل ويطريه. فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:" اهلكتم- او قطعتم ظهر – الرجل".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard a man praising another man and exaggerating in his praise, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You have destroyed him," or he said: "You have broken your brother's back." (That is, by praising, a person becomes lazy in action and corruption arises.)