Muwatta Malik #1762
Good Character
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ كَعْبِ الأَحْبَارِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا أَحْبَبْتُمْ أَنْ تَعْلَمُوا مَا لِلْعَبْدِ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ فَانْظُرُوا مَاذَا يَتْبَعُهُ مِنْ حُسْنِ الثَّنَاءِ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from his paternal uncle, Abu
Suhayl ibn Malik from his father that Kab al-Ahbar said, "If you want
to know what a slave has with his Lord, then look at whatever good
praise follows him."
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This hadith is #1762 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Good Character.