Appointing one of three travelers: The hadith regarding three people traveling together
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when three people travel together, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Is this obligatory? And what indicates that it is not, if it is not so?
Answer:
It is not obligatory, because if they differed, who would adjudicate between them and whom would they turn to? It is necessary to have a leader in the journey. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when three people travel together, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
When three people travel together, let them appoint one of them as their leader.
اذا سافر ثلاثه فليؤمروا عليهم احدهمAnswer:
It is not obligatory, because if they differed, who would adjudicate between them and whom would they turn to? It is necessary to have a leader in the journey. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في ذمة الله وذمة نبيه - صلى الله عليه وسلم - — islamhouse.com (1:02:48)
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