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Sunan Abi Dawud 4805 (Book 43, Hadith 33) #25096
The Discouragement of Praise

SUMMARY: Praising someone in their presence is discouraged, and one should instead say what they think of them without declaring them pure with Allah.

Abu Bakrah said that when a man praised another man in his face in the presence of the Prophet said : You have beheaded your friend (saying it three times). He then said : One who cannot help expressing praise of his companion, should say : I consider him such and such (as he intends to say), but I do not declare him pure with Allah.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَثْنَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا مَدَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ صَاحِبَهُ لاَ مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي أَحْسِبُهُ كَمَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَلاَ أُزَكِّيهِ عَلَى اللَّهِ

TOPICS
praise  *  discouragement  *  expression

QUICK LESSONS:
Express your opinion without declaring someone pure with Allah; Be mindful when speaking about yourself or other people; Speak the truth no matter how difficult it may seem at times; Practice humility and modesty; Avoid boasting or feeling proud/arrogant; Avoid expressing praise in another person's presence .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that it is not appropriate to praise someone in their presence. Instead, we should express our opinion of them without declaring them pure with Allah. This hadith teaches us to be humble and not boastful about ourselves or others. We should also remember that only Allah can declare someone as pure, so we must be careful when speaking about others. We must also remember that even if we do not say something directly praising another person, our actions can still be seen as a form of praise and thus should be avoided.

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also taught us the importance of being mindful when speaking about others and to always speak the truth no matter how difficult it may seem at times. He reminded us that by praising someone in their presence, we are essentially “beheading” our friend because it can lead to feelings of pride or arrogance which are both considered sins in Islam. Therefore, this hadith serves as a reminder for all Muslims to practice humility and modesty when speaking about themselves or others around them.

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