صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب السير
Book of Expeditions
باب الخروج وكيفية الجهاد - ذكر ما يستحب للإمام أن يكون إنشاؤه السرية بالغدوات-
Chapter on Setting Out and the Manner of Jihad – On the recommendation for the leader to send out detachments in the early morning.
1 hadith
Hadith 4754
Sayyiduna Sakhr Ghamidi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Grant blessing to my Ummah in their early morning work." The narrator states: Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched an expedition or an army, he would send them at the beginning of the day. (The narrator states) Sayyiduna Sakhr Ghamidi (may Allah be pleased with him) was a trader; he used to send off his trade goods at the beginning of the day. He became prosperous and acquired a great deal of wealth.