Travel · Something to leave

Avoid travelling alone at night

The practice: When planning a night journey, find a companion or change the time.
When: Planning travel after dark
In daily life: Planning a late drive or a night bus between cities? Ask a friend to come along, or move the trip to daylight. On late journeys home, share your live location with someone you trust.

The source

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي الْوَحْدَةِ مَا أَعْلَمُ مَا سَارَ رَاكِبٌ بِلَيْلٍ وَحْدَهُ ‏"‏‏.

“from the Prophet ﷺ the following Hadith (No. 242). Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said, "If the people knew what I know about traveling alone, then nobody would travel alone at night”

Narrated by Ibn' `UmarSahih al-Bukhari 2998

The full hadith, with its chain and grading →

Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.

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Sources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.