The virtue of a comfortable mount

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that "when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to travel, he liked to set out (on the journey) on Thursday."
The narrator Amr bin al-Husayn in the chain of this report is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: "Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed at a place (during a journey), he would not depart from it until he had bid that place farewell by offering two rak'ahs of prayer."
Imam Abu Ya'la also reported this same narration with his chain, except that the words he related are: "When he (peace and blessings be upon him) travelled."

It is narrated from Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) (as a mursal report) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to join the groups of people (on journeys) in turn. He was present in one such caravan, and one of its men was very prominent among his companions. The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Whenever we halt anywhere, he begins to offer (voluntary) prayer, and when we travel, he begins reciting (the Qur'an)! He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Then who used to arrange the fodder for his camel (and the rest of its care)?" They said: We did! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All of you are better than him", or as he said.
(This is a good mursal report.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that whenever a person intended to accompany him on a journey, he would impose on him the condition that he would not travel with us on a camel that is not lawful (permissible and pure), that he would not dispute and argue with us over giving the adhan, and that he would not keep a (voluntary) fast without our permission.
Imam Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that a man used to accompany him on journeys, and he would order us to wake him (for the pre-dawn meal) and prepare his suhur meal for him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever serves twelve men in the path of Allah Almighty (in jihad or on a journey) comes out of his sins as pure as on the day his mother gave birth to him; and whoever gives a man water to drink in the path of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will come to the Pond (al-Kawthar) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Resurrection."
(The narrator said:) When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) travelled (with the Companions), he would impose the duty of service on the most excellent among them, and whoever missed that opportunity, he would impose on him the duty of giving the adhan.
(The narrator further said:) A group of people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from a military expedition, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw among them some people whom (abundant) worship had exhausted and worn out. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who used to serve them?" Some of them said: O Messenger of Allah! We did. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are more excellent than them (the worshippers)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aktham bin al-Jawn al-Khuza'i al-Ka'bi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he related: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Aktham bin al-Jawn! Go out for military expeditions and jihad together with people other than your own tribe; (by this) your character will become excellent and you will be honoured and respected among your companions."

And with the same chain it is narrated (from Sayyiduna Aktham bin al-Jawn al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him)) that he related: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of travel companions (rufaqa') is (a group of) four", and the rest of the hadith.

It is narrated from a man of the people of Madinah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah or Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both): "When you dispatch a detachment (sariyyah), do not ruin and waste them (through severe hardship or poor management), and have them camp at level and suitable places; for Allah Almighty grants help and victory to a people on account of (the blessing or supplications of) their weakest members."

It is narrated from a Companion of the Messenger (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We took part in a military expedition with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) observed a camping place that had little space, and the people (by occupying unnecessary space there) made it even more cramped and also blocked the road. Then the caller of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made this public announcement: "Whoever cramps the camping place for others or blocks the road, there is no jihad for him (that is, because of this disorder he is deprived of the complete reward)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) (the grandfather of Isma'il) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three things are part of a person's good fortune (prosperity): a righteous woman, a good and comfortable mount, and a spacious house. And part of a person's misfortune are (three things): a bad woman, a bad mount, and a cramped house."