Hadith #187
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Arabic Text
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِسُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ فَخُذُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ وَإِذَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَانْتَهُوا
English Translation
And with the same chain of narration: 'Leave me as long as I have left you, for those who came before you were destroyed by their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their prophets. When I command you with something, do as much of it as you are able, and when I forbid you from something, avoid it.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 187
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10025
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-46415