Takhrij Hadith 1770: "We came to Al-Irbad ibn…"

We came to Al-Irbad ibn Sariyah, who was among those concerning whom the verse was revealed: {Nor is there any blame upon those who came to you so that you might provide them with mounts, and you said: I can find nothing upon which to carry you}. We greeted him and said: We have come to visit you, to inquire after you, and to seek knowledge from you. Al-Irbad said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer one day, then turned toward us and delivered an eloquent admonition that caused the eyes to shed tears and the hearts to tremble. Someone said: O Messenger of Allah, this seems like the admonition of one bidding farewell, so what do you entrust us with? He said: I advise you to fear Allah, and to hear and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave is placed in authority over you. For whoever among you lives after me will see much disagreement. So adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs who follow right guidance; hold firmly to it and bite onto it with your molar teeth. And beware of newly introduced matters, for every newly introduced matter is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance.