his hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba with a slight variation of wording.
Sahih Muslim Book 55, Hadith 85
← Previous Hadith Allah's Messenger, no person is more excellent than he after Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Woe be to thee, you have broken the neck of your friend, and he said this twice. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: If anyone has to praise his brother at all, he should say: I think him to be so and so, and even on this he should say: I do not consider anyone purer than Allah (considers).

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Sahih Muslim Book 55, Hadith 86