سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ عَنِ النُّزُولِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِChapter: Prohibition of camping in the road
Hadith 3772
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ , أَنْبَأَنَا هِشَامٌ , عَنْ الْحَسَنِ , عَنْ جَابِرٍ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَنْزِلُوا عَلَى جَوَادِّ الطَّرِيقِ , وَلَا تَقْضُوا عَلَيْهَا الْحَاجَاتِ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:` "Do not camp on the middle of the road, or relieve yourselves there."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak in chain (sanad) by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it authentic and have mentioned supporting evidences for it, due to which the opinion affirming the authenticity of the hadith appears closer to correctness. Therefore, the mentioned narration, on the basis of other supporting evidences, is acceptable as proof.
For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 22/179, 181, and al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 2433)
Based on this, if there is a need to stop somewhere at night during travel, one should rest away from the road.
➋ If there is a need to stop the vehicle during travel, it should be stopped at a place where it does not obstruct the flow of traffic.
➌ Relieving oneself on the road causes inconvenience to passersby.
➍ Throwing unnecessary and harmful objects on the road is a bad act.
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak in chain (sanad) by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it authentic and have mentioned supporting evidences for it, due to which the opinion affirming the authenticity of the hadith appears closer to correctness. Therefore, the mentioned narration, on the basis of other supporting evidences, is acceptable as proof.
For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 22/179, 181, and al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 2433)
Based on this, if there is a need to stop somewhere at night during travel, one should rest away from the road.
➋ If there is a need to stop the vehicle during travel, it should be stopped at a place where it does not obstruct the flow of traffic.
➌ Relieving oneself on the road causes inconvenience to passersby.
➍ Throwing unnecessary and harmful objects on the road is a bad act.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3772
