The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1027 (#Passage #4)
Chapter 201 | One should not be afraid of the scarcity of those who tread on the right path
أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، مَنْ سَلَكَ الطّرِيقَ الْوَاضِحَ وَرَدَ الْمَاءَ، وَمَنْ خَالَفَ وَقَعَ فِي التِيهِ!
O people, he who treads the clear path (of guidance) reaches the spring of water, and whoever abandons it strays into waterless desert.
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).