Sahih Muslim 715x

This tradition has been handed down through another chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you stays away (from his family) for a long period of time, let him not surprise his family by night." In another narration, Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited us from coming back to our family at night…

"‏إذا أطال أحدكم الغيبة فلا يطرقن أهله ليلاً‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 5 other versions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not come (back) to his family by night. He used to come in the morning or in the evening (before dark). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يطرق أهله ليلاً، وكان يأتيهم غدوة أو عشية‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏الطروق‏ ‏ ‏:‏المجيء في الليل‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

Jabir bin ‘Abd Allaah said “We were on a journey with the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ). When we were going to come to our family, he said “Stay till we enter during the night, so that the disheveled woman combs herself and the woman whose husband has been away cleans herself. Abu Dawud aid “Al Zuhri said…

أَمْهِلُوا حَتَّى نَدْخُلَ لَيْلاً لِكَىْ تَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ وَتَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 10 other versions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses.

أَنْ يَطْرُقَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلاً يَتَخَوَّنُهُمْ أَوْ يَلْتَمِسُ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ ‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 4 other versions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disapproved that a man should come to his family during the night (after returning from a journey).

يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a journey), do not enter upon your family till the woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, "(O Jabir!) Seek…

دَخَلْتَ لَيْلاً فَلاَ تَدْخُلْ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْكَيْسِ الْكَيْسِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions