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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Etiquette of Traveling

Riyad as-Salihin 985

Chapter: Desirability of returning Home by Day

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 985

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).

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  • Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح — تخريج المسند لشعيب (15265)

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3903

Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When one of you has been away from home for a long time he must not come to his family during the night.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِذا طَال أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَيْبَةَ فَلَا يَطْرُقْ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلًا»

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم (12524)إِذَا أَطَالَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَيْبَةَ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ فَلا يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهَ لَيْلا

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 986

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

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2778

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

Authentic Sahih Muslim 715x

If one of you comes (back from a journey) at night. he should not enter his house as a night visitor (but should wait) until a woman whose husband has been away from house has removed the hair from her private parts and a woman with dishevelled hair has combed her hair.

إِذَا قَدِمَ أَحَدُكُمْ لَيْلاً فَلاَ يَأْتِيَنَّ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5246

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

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