Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Sakhr Al-Ghamidi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: "O Allah! Grant blessing to my Ummah in their early morning hours." Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out an army or a detachment, he would send them at the beginning of the morning. Sakhr, who was a trader and the nephew of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), used to send his trade caravans in the early morning, and his wealth (profits) increased greatly.