Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa – Volume 1, Page 406
‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood reports that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying:
«Never was Ibn Sumayyah[1] given a choice between two [permissible] matters, except that he would choose the easier of the two»
Translator’s note:
[1] ‘Ammaar ibn Yaasir, died 657AD