Ibn Mas’ud on Bid’ah: Moderate Sunnah better than effort for heresy

‘Abdur Rahman ibn Yazid reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Moderation in the Sunnah is better than striving in innovation.”

Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 4745

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ الِاقْتِصَادُ فِي السُّنَّةِ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ الِاجْتِهَادِ فِي الْبِدْعَةِ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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