Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh
عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
"إذا أطال أحدكم الغيبة فلا يطرقن أهله ليلاً"
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1801, 5244) and Ahmad (No. 14728). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 985).