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Sahih al-Bukhari 2662 (Book 52, Hadith 26) #2548
Praising with Caution and Humility

SUMMARY: Praising someone should be done with caution and humility, as only Allah knows the truth.

Narrated Abu Bakra: A man praised another man in front of the Prophet . The Prophet said to him, "Woe to you, you have cut off your companion's neck, you have cut off your companion's neck," repeating it several times and then added, "Whoever amongst you has to praise his brother should say, 'I think that he is so and so, and Allah knows exactly the truth, and I do not confirm anybody's good conduct before Allah, but I think him so and so,' if he really knows what he says about him".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَامٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ أَثْنَى رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَادِحًا أَخَاهُ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ أَحْسِبُ فُلَانًا وَاللَّهُ حَسِيبُهُ وَلَا أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ أَحَدًا أَحْسِبُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ

TOPICS
praise  *  caution  *  humility  *  truth

QUICK LESSONS:
Be humble while praising someone else; speak cautiously without confirming anyone's good conduct before Allah; speak kindly of others; strive for peace and harmony in your life & community .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about praising others in a humble manner. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that when we praise someone, we should not be too confident in our words. We should instead say something like “I think he is so and so”, because only Allah knows the truth of a person’s character. This hadith teaches us to be humble when praising others, as it is important to remember that only Allah knows the truth of a person’s character. It also reminds us to be cautious when speaking about others, as our words can have an effect on them even if we do not mean any harm by them. We must always strive to speak kindly and humbly about those around us, for this will bring peace and harmony into our lives and communities.

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