94 — I was also informed, on the authority of Ibn ʿĀʾisha, from ʿAbd al-Aʿlā ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī ʿUthmān, who said: A man praised the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—and went to excess in his praise. He asked, “How many barriers stand between you and your tongue?” The man replied, “My lips and my teeth.” He said, “Did those two not suffice to restrain your excessive words about us today?” Then he said, “No man has been given anything worse than excess of speech.”