Hi,
When someone is in the last stages of dying:
"One may not make announcements [to gather people to help with the burial], and one may not begin to praise him for his deeds.
"Rabbi Yehudah said: If he is a sage, one may praise him for his deeds."
(Semachot 1:6)
Nachalat Yaakov explains: The concern is lest this frighten the person who is passing away. With a Torah scholar, though, Rabbi Yehudah believes that praise is customary and therefore not a warning of his incipient passing.
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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