The Ruling on Praising the Shaykhs

Question:
Also, he says... You answered—may Allah reward you—regarding seeking aid from the shaykhs, but he also asks about praising the shaykhs?

Answer:
Likewise, regarding praise, there is a distinction: leaving off praise is preferable; because it may lead to exaggeration, and the one being praised may become pleased with himself, which might give him arrogance and vanity. Leaving off praise is preferable. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So there is danger in praise. And he, who is the master of creation (peace and blessings be upon him), said: He prohibited excess in his praise, flattery, and exaggeration; because this may lead to shirk (associating partners with Allah). For this reason, he feared for his Ummah (the Muslim community) (peace and blessings be upon him), and he prohibited them from flattery as the Christians did, until they said of the son of Maryam that he is the son of Allah, and until they worshipped him besides Allah due to exaggeration and flattery.
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited flattery, and that one should not praise except with truth. One praises him by describing him as the Messenger of Allah, and that he is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, that he is the Trustworthy One, that Allah sent him as a mercy, that he will intercede for people on the Day of Resurrection, that he is the master of creation (peace and blessings be upon him). One praises him with what Allah described him with (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not permissible to exaggerate regarding him, such as calling upon him besides Allah, or seeking aid from him, or asking him for support, or victory over enemies after his death (peace and blessings be upon him). No, this is exaggeration, and this is blameworthy flattery.
And the shaykhs must follow the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his dislike of praise, and they should not be lenient in this matter; because the unrestricted praise of them by their followers or students may lead to evil, to self-admiration, and to vanity and arrogance. So what is befitting for scholars is to dislike praise and not to allow their followers and students to be excessive in this.
As for a little praise, a small amount that is for encouraging good, strengthening for good, and motivating for it, there is no harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised some of the Companions, and he said of 'Umar: And he said of him: .... , and he said of Ibn 'Umar: So a little praise from which no evil is feared is permissible for encouraging good and calling to it.
As for being excessive in praise, and increasing it, it is preferable to leave it off, even if it is with truth; because fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is feared in it if the one being praised is alive and hears it, then fitnah is feared for him. Yes.