70/30. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5429 — Return Home After Travel
The mention of food
Hadith About Travel: Return to Your Family After Finishing Work
Sahih Bukhari : 5429
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5429
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " السَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ، يَمْنَعُ أَحَدَكُمْ نَوْمَهُ وَطَعَامَهُ، فَإِذَا قَضَى نَهْمَتَهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ فَلْيُعَجِّلْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Traveling is a kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and eating! So when one has finished his job, he should return quickly to his family."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5429In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 340
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5429
This hadith about travel speaks in very human terms. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that travel is a kind of hardship because it can prevent a person from normal sleep and food. Then he gave practical advice: when someone finishes the purpose of his journey, he should return quickly to his family. This is why people search travel is a piece of punishment hadith or return to family after travel hadith. The point is not to say travel is always wrong. The text points to the strain of travel and the value of not staying away from family longer than needed. It is a simple, balanced teaching about purpose, home, and responsibility.
What we learn from this hadith
- Travel can bring real strain to sleep and eating.
- A journey should have a clear purpose.
- When the purpose is done, the hadith encourages returning to family.
- The narration values family connection without forbidding travel itself.
