Don’t Get Fooled by False Flattery
Wahb ibn Munabbih, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
If you hear someone praising you for things that aren’t [true about] you, don’t feel safe about his finding fault with you for things that aren’t [true about] you.
Source: Siyar Aʿlām Al-Nubalāʾ, vol. 4, p. 550.