Sahih Muslim 3000
Sahih Muslim · Book 55: The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts · The Prohibition Of Praising if It Involves Exaggeration And There Is The Fear That It May Be A Source Of Temptation (Fitnah) For The One Who Is Praised
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زُرَيْعٍ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ .
his hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba with a slight variation of wording.