The Meaning of the Hadith: "The Rider Is a Shaytan" and the Ruling on Traveling by Airplane
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Question:
He says: If a person travels alone or with another person in an airplane, and the hadithSunan Abi Dawud 2607Hasan (Al-Albani) to the end of the hadith, if such companionship in travel is not available, does the hadith apply to him?
Answer:
The hadith does not apply to him; because there is a group with him in the airplane and the car. The hadith is for when one travels alone on his mount or on foot, or when only two travel. As for the airplane, the ship, and the car, these gather many passengers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslim community through you.
He says: If a person travels alone or with another person in an airplane, and the hadith
A single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils
الراكب شيطان والراكبان شيطانانAnswer:
The hadith does not apply to him; because there is a group with him in the airplane and the car. The hadith is for when one travels alone on his mount or on foot, or when only two travel. As for the airplane, the ship, and the car, these gather many passengers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslim community through you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/190 — archive.org (14:04)
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