Abu Ubayd al-Qaasim Ibn Salaam (may Allah have mercy upon) stated:

The one who is the follower of the Sunnah is similar to the one who holds on to the hot piece of coal. Today (in my opinion), it is more virtuous than the striking of the sword in the path of Allah.

Source: Taareekh al-Baghdaad 14/39, with a strong chain of narrators.

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