15/75. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1343b — Travel Refuge Wording Difference
It is recommended to recite statements of remembrance when setting out for Hajj or any other purpose, and the best of this remembrances
Travel Refuge Hadith Wording Difference
Sahih Muslim : 1343b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1343b
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي حَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَازِمٍ قَالَ يَبْدَأُ بِالأَهْلِ إِذَا رَجَعَ . وَفِي رِوَايَتِهِمَا جَمِيعًا " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ " .
Asim Narrated from:
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Asim With the same chain of transmitters except (this difference) that the hadith transmitted by 'Abd al-Wahid (one of the narrators) the (word)" property" precedes the family, and in the hadith transmitted by Mahammad b. Khazim (the word)" family" precedes (the word" Property"), on returning home, in the narrations of both the narrators (these words are found): " O Allah I seek refuge with Thee from the hardships of the journey."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1343bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 481USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3115
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1343b
This Hadith records a similar narration about seeking refuge during travel. It notes a small difference in wording: in one report, property is mentioned before family, and in another, family is mentioned before property when returning home. Both reports include the phrase, “O Allah, I seek refuge with Thee from the hardships of the journey.” The core message is the same: the traveler asks Allah for protection from travel difficulty and from painful changes connected to family and property. The Hadith is also a reminder that Hadith texts may preserve wording order differences while keeping the same main teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- Both narrations include seeking refuge from the hardships of the journey.
- The report records a difference in the order of family and property.
- The main teaching remains asking Allah for protection during and after travel.
