The Meanings of Reports · Hadith 438 (#Ḥadīth #2)

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن بعض أصحابه رفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من لا يعرف لأحد الفضل فهو المعجب برأيه.

2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from some of his companions, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who does not recognize for anyone a virtue (by having granted him a favor), is one who admires his own belief.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).