Ahadith

Ibn Umar relates that when the Holy Prophet and his forces climbed a height they proclaimed: Allah is Great; and when they descended they proclaimed: Holy is Allah (Abu Daud).

Ibn Umar relates that when the Holy Prophet returned from Hajj or Umra, wherever he climbed a height he repeated: Allah is Great, three times, and would then proclaim: There is none worthy of worship save Allah, the One, without associate. His is the Kingdom and His the praise, and He has power over all things. We return in safety, turning to our Lord, worshipping Him, prostrating ourselves before Him and praising Him. Allah has fulfilled His promise. He has helped His servant and has alone vanquished the hosts (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim adds: When ‘he returned from a battle or an expedition or Hajj or Umra.

Abu Hurairah relates that a person said to the Holy Prophet: Messenger of Allah, I intend to proceed on a journey; will you advise me? He told him: Adhere to righteousness, and whenever you climb a height proclaim: Allah is Great. When the man turned to go, the Holy Prophet supplicated: Allah, fold up the distance for him and make his journey easy for him (Tirmidhi).

Abu Musa Ash‘ari relates: We were with the Holy Prophet on a journey and when we scaled a height we would proclaim aloud: There is none, worthy of worship save Allah; and: Allah is Great! The Holy Prophet admonished us: O people, take it easy. He on whom you call is not deaf or absent. He is with you; Hearing, Nigh (Bokhari and Muslim).

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Three supplications are assured of acceptance without a doubt: the plaint of a wronged one; the prayer of a traveller; and the prayer of a father for his child, (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi).

Abu Musa Ash‘ari relates that when the Holy Prophet apprehended mischief from a people, he supplicated: Allah, we confront them with Thee and seek Thy protection against their mischief.

Khaulah bint Hakim relates that she heard the Holy Prophet say: He who arrives at the goal of his journey and supplicates: I seek the protection of Allah’s perfect words against the mischief of that which He has created; will suffer no harm from anything till he marches away from that place (Muslim).

Ibn Umar relates that when during a journey the Holy Prophet was overtaken by night he would say: O earth, Allah is my Lord and thy Lord. I seek Allah's protection from thy evil, and the evil of,that which is in thee, and the evil of that which is created in thee, and the evil of that which moves about on thee; and I seek His protection against the mischief of a lion, a black serpent, every kind of snake, a scorpion, dwellers of towns, the breeder and the born (Abu Daud).

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A journey is a torment. It deprives a person of food, drink and sleep. When you have accomplished the purpose of a journey you should return home quickly (Bokhari and Muslim).

Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: When any of you has been away from home for a period, he should not return home at night. Another version is that the Holy Prophet forbade a person returning home by night (Bokhari and Muslim).