The Meaning of the Hadith: "The One Rider Is a Shaytan, and the Two Riders Are Two Shayatins"
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Question:
The questioner says: The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 2607Hasan (Al-Albani). Some people say that this hadith does not apply to travel today, given the existence of modern means of transportation and the proximity of cities to one another. Is this correct?
Answer:
The hadith of the Messenger is general until the Hour stands, and no one restricts it by his own desire or his own thinking. So it is not permissible for a person to travel alone, because he will encounter what he will encounter. And likewise, two people do not travel, because perhaps discord will arise between them and they will fight or strike each other, and no one will be there to mediate between them. But if they are three, then they are a caravan, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
The questioner says: The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
A single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils, but three
الراكب شيطان، والراكبان شيطانان، والثلاثةAnswer:
The hadith of the Messenger is general until the Hour stands, and no one restricts it by his own desire or his own thinking. So it is not permissible for a person to travel alone, because he will encounter what he will encounter. And likewise, two people do not travel, because perhaps discord will arise between them and they will fight or strike each other, and no one will be there to mediate between them. But if they are three, then they are a caravan, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11- — archive.org (1:21:44)
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