Three People Riding On One Animal
Darussalam · Volume 5
Chapters On EtiquetteSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3773 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1240
Source no. 3773 · Volume 8 · Page 273
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٢٣١٢)
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3773. 'Abdullâh bin Ja'far said: "Whenever the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came back from a journey, he would be met by us (children). (One day) he was met by me and Hasan or Husain. He made one of us ride in front of him and the other behind him, until we came to Al-Madinah." (Sahih)
3773 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُوَرِّقٌ الْعِجْلِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ تُلُقِّيَ بِنَا. قَالَ: فَتُلُقِّيَ بِي وَبِالْحَسَنِ، أَوْ بِالْحُسَيْنِ، قَالَ: فَحَمَلَ أَحَدَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَالْآخَرَ خَلْفَهُ، حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ "
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Elders should deal with youngsters kindly and nicely. Welcoming the one who is coming back from a journey is allowed, but one should avoid too much formality in this matter. More than one person may ride on an animal provided the animal is strong enough to bear them. Riding two persons on an animal during a long journey, or on a weak animal, is not appropriate. Abdullâh bin Ja'far, and Hasan or Husain ﷺ, were still young, the weight of both of them was not as the weight of a big person, so riding these three people together was not a cause of hardship for the animal.