Shurayh al-Qaadee (d.80H) said, “Verily, the Sunnah has preceded your qiyaas (analogical deduction), so follow and do not innovate.”

[Related by ad-Daarimee (1/66) and by al-Baghawee in Sharhus-Sunnah (1/216).]

Ibraaheem al-Harbee said, ‘I heard Ahmad (Ahmad Ibn Hanbal) say, ‘If you love that Allaah should keep you upon that which you love, then remain upon that which He loves, and the good is in the one who sees no good in himself.”

Refer to al-Aadaabush-Sharee’ah (2/31) by Ibn Muflih.

’Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu ’anhumaa) said, “Let not one of you blindly follow a man in his Religion, if he believes, he believes, and if he disbelieves, he disbelieves. If it is a must that you follow someone then let it be the dead, for indeed the living is not safe from fitnah.”

Refer to Sharh Usoolul-I’tiqaad (1/130) of al-Laalikaa‘ee.

‘Uthmaan Ibn Haadir said, ‘I said to ’Abdullaah Ibn ’Abbaas, ‘Advise me.’ He said, ‘It is upon you to be upright, and follow the first affair (the way of the Prophet and his Companions), and do not innovate.

Refer to al-Ibaanah (1/319) by Ibn Battah.

The Best of Speech is Concise and to the Point: Stated Muhammad Ibn ’Ijlaan, “Speech is of four types: that you remember Allaah; [ii] that you recite the Qur‘aan; [iii] that you ask about knowledge and you are informed about it; [iv] or speak about that which concerns you from your worldly life.”