Bismihi Ta’ala
Ahaadeeth and Sunnats of
Traveling
Traveling in Ramadaan
11.)
Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) set
out for Makkah Mukarramah in the month of Ramadaan, whiles he was fasting. Nabi
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) made
Iftaar at a place known as Kadid.
[Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbaas (RA)-
Sahih Bukhari]
Note: There is no reprehension in
traveling in the month of Ramadaan. The traveler is at liberty to fast in that
state or make up for the missed fasts later on.
Traveling on a Friday
12.)
Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) said : ‘The day of
Jumu’ah does not forbid traveling, as long as the time of Salaah does not set
in.’
[Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Umar (RA) ]
-
Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) commenced a journey on a Friday, at the time of Salaat-Dhuha, prior to the Jumu’ah Salaah.
[Ibn Shihaab (Rahmatullah ‘alayh)]
- Imam
Hasan Basri (Rahmatullah ‘alayh) said
that there is nothing wrong with traveling on a Friday as long as the time for Jumu`ah does not set in.
- Sayyidah
Ayesha (RA) narrated that if the time of Salaah sets in, one should not set out
on a journey before performing Jumu’ah Salaah.
- Allamah
Shami (Rahmatullah ‘alayh) has
written that since Jumu’ah only becomes obligatory on a person once the sun
reaches its zenith [i.e. zawaal], it would be permissible to commence a journey
and leave one’s town prior to that time setting in.
It is better to travel at
night
13.)
Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) said : “Travel at
night as the earth folds up during the night.”
[Hazrat Anas Ibn Maalik (RA)
- Sunan Abu Dawood].
- Distances
are covered easily at night. The night shelters against the heat of the sun and
other inconveniences of the day. Traffic is less during the night.
Extracted from Ash-Shamaa`il al Kubra
[The Sublime Conduct of Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam)Volume 3]
