Ahmad reported: Wahb ibn Munnabih, may Allah have mercy on him, delivered a sermon to the people upon the pulpit, and he said, “Guard for me three things. Beware of whims that are followed, an evil companion, and the vanity of a man impressed by his own opinion.”
Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal 2230
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Haythami
عن أحمد بن حنبل أَنَّ وهب بن منبه رحمه الله خَطَبَ النَّاسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ احْفَظُوا مِنِّي ثَلاثًا إِيَّاكُمْ وَهَوًى مُتَّبَعًا وَقَرِينَ سُوءٍ وَإِعْجَابَ الْمَرْءِ بِرَأْيِهِ
2230 الزهد لأحمد بن حنبل
10/229 المحدث الهيثمي خلاصة حكم المحدث رجاله ثقات في مجمع الزوائد
