Hammam reported: Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O townspeople, remain upright and you will have taken a great lead, but if you swerve right or left, you will have been led far astray.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7282
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
عَنْ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بن اليمان رضي الله عنه قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْقُرَّاءِ اسْتَقِيمُوا فَقَدْ سُبِقْتُمْ سَبْقًا بَعِيدًا فَإِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُمْ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا
7282 صحيح البخاري كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة