Imam Turtushi mentions another clear example of preventing the masses from raising incorrectly the level of an action: ""And from these is the story of sacrifice: Hudhayda ibn Ased said “I witnessed Abu Bakr and Umar and they did not sacrifice in fear of it being considered wajib” Abu Masud al-Badari said “I leave my sacrifice and indeed I am from the most simple of you, in fear of my neighbours thinking it is wajib” Tawus said “I have not seen a house containing more meat and bread than the house of Abbas. He would slaughter and sacrifice every day, but then would not do so on Id day; he would do this so people did not think it wajib and he was an Imam that people followed” Abu Ayyub al-Ansari said “We would sacrifice for the women and our family and when people competed in this we left it” Look, Allah have mercy on you! Indeed the consideration of this athar is like the one before, for the people of Islam have two views about sacrifice: first, it is sunna, and second, it is wajib. Even so, the Sahabah attempted to leave a sunna in fear of people understanding it different to how it should be understood believing it to be fard."