Hadith 2510

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي الْخَطَّابِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ : " أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ فَتَبِعَهُ رَجُلَانِ ، وَرَجُلٌ يَتْلُوهُمَا ، يَقُولُ ارْجِعَا ، قَالَ : فَرَجَعَا ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُ : إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ شَيْطَانَانِ ، وَإِنِّي لَمْ أَزَلْ بِهِمَا حَتَّى رَدَدْتُهُمَا ، فَإِذَا أَتَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقْرِئْهُ السَّلَامَ ، وَأَعْلِمْهُ أَنَّا فِي جَمْعِ صَدَقَاتِنَا ، وَلَوْ كَانَتْ تَصْلُحُ لَهُ ، لَأَرْسَلْنَا بِهَا إِلَيْهِ , قَالَ : فَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ عَنِ الْخَلْوَةِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once a man set out on a journey, and two men started following him. Behind those two men, there was another man who was telling them to turn back. He kept telling them until both of them turned back. He said to the traveler, "These two were devils. I kept following them until I succeeded in sending them back. When you reach the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), convey my greetings to him and give him this message: We have collected some charity; if it is appropriate for him, we will send it to him." After this incident, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade traveling alone.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 2510
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