from the narration of Abū Naḍrah from Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī from the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam): and he mentioned it. I said: Its isnād is authentic according to the conditions of Muslim.

"When you see those who excessively praise, throw dust in their faces." It is reported from the ḥadīth of al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar, Abū Hurayrah, and ʿUbādah ibn al-Ṣāmit. 1 - As for the ḥadīth of al-Miqdād, there are several paths from him: the first is from Hammām ibn al-Ḥārith. "A man began to praise ʿUthmān, so al-Miqdād, who was a large man, knelt on his knees and began to throw pebbles in his face. ʿUthmān said to him: What is your matter? He replied: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said" and he mentioned it. It was narrated by Muslim (8/228), Abū Dāwūd (2/290), and Aḥmad (6/5) through the path of Ibrāhīm from him. The second is from Mujāhid from Abū Maʿmar who said: "A man stood up to praise a leader among the leaders..." and the ḥadīth is similar