Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 167 of 372
The Desirability of undertaking a Journey in a Group and appointing a Leader
The Book of the Etiquette of Traveling – Chapter 167 : Ahadith 958 – 961
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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958 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Were people to know of what I know about the dangers of travelling alone, no rider would travel alone at night.”[Al-Bukhari].
959 `Amr bin Shu`aib (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “A single rider is (accompanied with) Satan and two riders are (accompanied with) two Satans. Three riders form a group.”[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].
960 Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When three persons set out on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their leader.”[Abu Dawud].
961 Ibn `Abbas (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “The best number of companions is four; the best detachment is four hundred and the best army is four thousand; and twelve thousand men will not be defeated as a result of smallness of number.”[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].