Mishkat al-Masabih 3909
Conduct while Traveling - Section 2
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالدُّلْجَةِ فَإِنَّ الْأَرْضَ تُطوَى بالليلِ». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Anas reported God’s Messenger as saying, "Keep to travelling by night, for the earth is traversed [more easily]* by night.” *Literally ‘the earth is folded up.' The idea is that at night the journey seems shorter. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:2571 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Sahih Lighairihigraded on abudawud:2571 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Hasangraded on abudawud:2571 | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Soundgraded on abudawud:2571 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Riyadhus Shalihin 964- عن أنس، رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "عليكم بالدلجة، فإن الأرض تطوي بالليل" ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد حسن)) الدلجة: السير في الليل
- Sunan Abu Dawud 2571عَلَيْكُمْ بِالدُّلْجَةِ فَإِنَّ الأَرْضَ تُطْوَى بِاللَّيْلِ