حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ
شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بِشْرٍ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ، عَنْ
أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَافَرَ فَرَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ قَالَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ وَمَدَّ شُعْبَةُ بِأُصْبُعهِ ، قَالَ :اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ ، اللَّهُمَّ اصْحَبْنَا بِنُصْحِكَ وَاقْلِبْنَا بِذِمَّةٍ ، اللَّهُمَّ ازْوِ لَنَا الْأَرْضَ وَهَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا السَّفَرَ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : كُنْتُ لَا أَعْرِفُ هَذَا إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، حَتَّى حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ سُوَيْدٌ . حَدَّثَنَا
سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ .
´Abu Hurairah narrated:` “When the Prophet (ﷺ) would travel, and he would mount his riding camel, he would gesture with his finger” – and Shu`bah stretched out his finger – “and say: ‘O Allah You are the companion on the journey, and the caretaker for the family, O Allah, accompany us with Your protection, and return us in security, O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulties of the journey, and from returning in great sadness (Allāhumma antaṣ-ṣāḥibu fis safari wal-khalīfatu fil-ahli, Allāhumma aṣḥabnā bi nuṣḥika waqlibnā bi-dhimmah, Allāhummazwi lanal-arḍa wa hawwin `alainas-safar, Allāhumma innī a’ūdhu bika min wa`thā’is-safari wa ka’ābatil-munqalab).’”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
O Allah! You alone are the Companion in travel,
and You alone are the Successor (Khalifah) at home,
(the One who looks after and takes care of my household in my absence, my deputy). Remain with us with all Your benevolence,
and return us to our abode under Your protection and safety. O Allah! Fold the earth for us (make the distance short) and make the journey easy for us.
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the hardships and difficulties of travel,
and I seek refuge in You from the sorrow and grief of returning unsuccessful and disappointed,
(or from finding my home in a changed and bad state upon return).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3438
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Travel takes place for various purposes.
However, the most important and blessed journey is that of jihad.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2598