Chapter: The Desirability of undertaking a Journey in a Group and appointing a Leader
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وعن عمر بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : “الراكب شيطان والراكبان شيطانان والثلاثة ركب" ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي والنسائي بأسانيد صحيحة، وقال الترمذي: حديث حسن))
'Amr bin Shu'aib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A single rider is (accompanied with) Satan and two riders are (accompanied with) two Satans. Three riders form a group."
[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2607), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1674), Malik (No. 1801) and Ahmad (No. 6460, 6712). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 959).
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr Ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The lonely rider is a devil, two riders are two devils and three are a traveling team.”