Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The people complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about walking on foot, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called them and said: "Walk briskly." We started walking briskly, and we felt embarrassed in it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade solitude, that is, for a man to spend the night alone and to travel alone.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If people knew what (harm) there is in solitude, then no traveler would set out alone at night."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A single traveler is a devil, two travelers are also devils, but when there are three travelers, they form a caravan."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: A man left from Khaybar, two men started following him, and there was another behind them who was telling them: "Return, return." (Until) he made them return, then he joined the first man and informed him that those two were devils, I kept following them until I made them return. When you reach the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), convey my greetings to him and inform him that I am collecting charity here; if you (O Prophet) are worthy of it, we will send it. That man reached Madinah and conveyed his message to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade seclusion (being alone).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man left from Khaybar, two men started following him, and another man followed those two. The last man kept telling the two: "Turn back," until he caught up with them and made them return. Then he caught up with the first man and said to him: "Those two were devils; I kept distracting them until I made them return." When you reach the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), convey my greetings to him and inform him that I am collecting zakat here; if it is suitable for you, we will send it. When that man reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he narrated the whole incident. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade seclusion (with non-mahram women).