From the route of Abu Hurayrah ^Abdir-Rahman bin Sakhr, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I have heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, say:
<<What I forbid you from doing, do not do it, and what I order you with, do as much as you can from it. What lead the Nations before you to destruction is their excessive, out of place, questions to their Prophets and the lack of diligence in following their orders.>>
Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.