Traveling at Night
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The questioner:
What is your opinion on traveling at night? Is there, I mean, any danger in it, or is it contrary to the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled by night and by day. I say the Prophet traveled by night and by day. It is narrated that the Prophet said to him: "The one who rides by night has not walked as one who rides by day." As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Perhaps it is a measure for the person, such as if people knew what is in solitude, and if they knew what is in the night, how many nights would they travel? I mean, in solitude. But if it is a group, the Prophet traveled by night many times, in the expedition to Makkah and in others. The intended meaning is by example. Even in the house, the meaning is that the man is not alone.
The questioner:
Did it not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he encouraged? Traveling by night? He said: "The earth
The Shaykh:
opens up for you. Yes. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad.
The questioner:
Is there a general recommendation for that?
The Shaykh:
Yes. It appears from the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that traveling by night brings ease to the traveler, and that he does not feel the fatigue of travel with the coolness. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did it many times. Sometimes he delayed sleeping until the end of the night, and sometimes they slept through the Fajr prayer until they did not wake up until the Duha, after the sun had risen. May Allah send blessings and peace. No.
What is your opinion on traveling at night? Is there, I mean, any danger in it, or is it contrary to the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled by night and by day. I say the Prophet traveled by night and by day. It is narrated that the Prophet said to him: "The one who rides by night has not walked as one who rides by day." As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Perhaps it is a measure for the person, such as if people knew what is in solitude, and if they knew what is in the night, how many nights would they travel? I mean, in solitude. But if it is a group, the Prophet traveled by night many times, in the expedition to Makkah and in others. The intended meaning is by example. Even in the house, the meaning is that the man is not alone.
The questioner:
Did it not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he encouraged? Traveling by night? He said: "The earth
The Shaykh:
opens up for you. Yes. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad.
The questioner:
Is there a general recommendation for that?
The Shaykh:
Yes. It appears from the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that traveling by night brings ease to the traveler, and that he does not feel the fatigue of travel with the coolness. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did it many times. Sometimes he delayed sleeping until the end of the night, and sometimes they slept through the Fajr prayer until they did not wake up until the Duha, after the sun had risen. May Allah send blessings and peace. No.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب التحفظ من الغيبة واللغو وما يقول إذا شتم — islamhouse.com (1:17:36)
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