Excess praise as sycophancy, deficiency as inability or envy
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 347
Nahj al-Balāgha
Book 3, Chapter 347
Excess praise as sycophancy, deficiency as inability or envy
1 hadith٣٤٧. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الثَّنَاءُ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ مَلَقٌ وَالتَّقْصِيرُ عَنِ الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ عِيٌّ أَوْ حَسَدٌ.
347. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: To praise more than what is due is sycophancy; to do it less is either because of inability to speak or of envy.