37/27. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2113a — Travel Etiquette: Dog and Bell
It Is Disliked To Take Dogs And Bells On A Journey
Hadith About Travelling With a Dog and Bell
Sahih Muslim : 2113a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2113a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُفَضَّلٍ - حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ وَلاَ جَرَسٌ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with them a dog and a bell.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2113aIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 157USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5277
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2113a
The core topic of this Hadith is travel etiquette. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said that angels do not accompany a travelling group that has a dog and a bell with them. The narration is direct and practical. It speaks about a group on a journey, not about every detail of travel. The lesson is that small items carried with people can matter in religious guidance. A bell may seem harmless to some, and a dog may be treated as a normal travel companion by others, but this Hadith warns that such things affect angelic company during travel. For searches like hadith about dog and bell, angels do not accompany travellers, and travel in Islam, this Hadith gives a clear caution from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Travellers should pay attention to what they take with them.
- The Hadith connects a dog and a bell with loss of angelic company on a journey.
- Islamic travel manners include more than route and food.
- The wording is about a travelling group, so the explanation should stay within that setting.
