33/56. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 715w — Return Home with Patience
It is disliked to enter at night when coming home from a journey
Hadith About Returning Home from Travel with Family Care
Sahih Muslim : 715w
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 715w
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَيَّارٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ سَيَّارٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزَاةٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ ذَهَبْنَا لِنَدْخُلَ فَقَالَ " أَمْهِلُوا حَتَّى نَدْخُلَ لَيْلاً - أَىْ عِشَاءً - كَىْ تَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ وَتَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
We accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on an expedition. When we came (back) to Medina and were going to enter our houses, he said: Wait and enter (your houses) in the later part of the evening so that a woman with dishevelled hair may have used the comb, and a woman whose husband has been away from home may have removed the hair from her private parts.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 715wIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 259USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4727
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 715w
This hadith about returning home from travel at night gives a clear reason for waiting before entering the house. Jabir says they returned from an expedition and were about to enter their homes in Madinah. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم told them to wait and enter later in the evening. The text explains why: a woman with dishevelled hair could comb it, and a woman whose husband had been away could remove hair from her private parts. The lesson is not about delay for its own sake. It is about care, dignity, and giving the household time. This returning home from journey hadith shows that Islamic manners include small acts that protect comfort inside the family.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not rush into the home after a long absence when waiting is better.
- Family members should be given time to prepare themselves.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم connected travel etiquette with care for the household.
- Good manners include respecting personal grooming and privacy.
