Gardens of the Righteous — Page 180
180. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 165. . On Setting Out on a Journey 960. This hadith is part of No. 21. 961. Sakhar ibn Wada'a Ghamidi relates that the Holy Prophet supplicated: Allah, bless the mornings of my people. Whenever he despatched a scouting party or an army he despatched it in the first part of the day. . Sakhar was a merchant. He always despatched his goods in the early part of the day. His commerce flourished and his wealth increased (Abu Daud and. Tirmidhi). 166. . On Travelling in Company under a Leader 962. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: If people knew that which I know of the hazards of travelling alone no rider would set forth on a journey alone at night (Bokhari). 963. Amr ibn Shuaib relates on the authority of his father and grandfather that the Holy Prophet said: One rider is a satan, two riders are two satans and three riders are a caravan (Abu Daud, Tirmidhi and Nisai). 964. Abu Sa'id Khudri and Abu Hurairah relate that the Holy Prophet said: When three people set out on a journey they should appoint one of themselves as leader (Abu Daud). 965. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet said: The best company is four, the best scouting party is four hundred and the best army is four thousand; and an army of twelve thousand will not be vanquished for want of numbers (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 167. . On the Rules of Journeying 966. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When you travel through fertile land give the camels their share from the land and when you travel through barren land hasten your pace and thus husband their strength; and when you make camp for the night leave the track alone for it is also the track of the beasts and of insects during the night (Muslim). 967. Abu Qatadah relates that when in the course of a journey the Holy. Prophet made camp in the latter part of the night he would lie down on his right side, and when he made camp a short while before dawn he would stretch out and raising his arm would rest his head on his palm (Muslim).