How does a person remain steadfast upon the Sunnah?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How can a person remain steadfast upon the Sunnah and be safe? He says: May Allah reward you, how can a person remain steadfast upon the Sunnah and be safe from trials and fear of them?

Answer:
He learns the Sunnah; he can learn the Sunnah and know bid'ah (religious innovation) so that he avoids innovations and acts according to the Sunnah. If he is ignorant, he falls into innovations without realizing it. First, he must learn the Sunnah from the innovations, and second, he must avoid the people of innovation, not mix with them, and not sit with them, lest they drag him into innovations and trials. He avoids the people of innovation and the gatherings of the people of innovation, because they entice him with innovations and superstitions. He keeps the company of the people of uprightness, the people of knowledge, and the people of truth; he sits with them and listens to them. Yes.