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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الاستئذانFrom the Book of Seeking Permission
باب إِنَّ الْوَاحِدَ في السَّفَرِ شَيْطَانٌ:Chapter: One alone on a journey is a devil
Hadith 2714
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ هُوَ: ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعُمَرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي الْوَحْدَةِ، لَمْ يَسْرِ رَاكِبٌ بِلَيْلٍ وَحْدَهُ أَبَدًا".
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If people knew what harm there is in solitude, no rider would ever travel alone at night."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2713)
Most scholars have considered traveling alone to be disliked (makruh), because it is mentioned in the hadith: "A lone traveler is a devil, and two travelers are also devils, and three are a group (jama‘ah)."
Some scholars have said that if there is no fear on the road, then there is no objection to traveling alone, and the prohibitive ahadith are to be understood as applying when the road is dangerous (Wahidi).
Nowadays, even when traveling by bus, train, or airplane, if the journey is undertaken in the form of a group, there are many benefits which are not found in a state of solitude. Being alone during travel is, in reality, a cause of great hardship. (Raz rahimahullah).
Most scholars have considered traveling alone to be disliked (makruh), because it is mentioned in the hadith: "A lone traveler is a devil, and two travelers are also devils, and three are a group (jama‘ah)."
Some scholars have said that if there is no fear on the road, then there is no objection to traveling alone, and the prohibitive ahadith are to be understood as applying when the road is dangerous (Wahidi).
Nowadays, even when traveling by bus, train, or airplane, if the journey is undertaken in the form of a group, there are many benefits which are not found in a state of solitude. Being alone during travel is, in reality, a cause of great hardship. (Raz rahimahullah).
