Chapter VIII: Music and Ecstasy
(6) Come out in the morning for journey. The Prophet came out in the morning for journey to Tabuk and said : O God, give blessing to my people in the morning of Thursday. It is commendable to come out for journey on Thursday morning.
The Prophet seldom came out on a journey except on Thursday.
The Prophet said: Give blessing to my people in the morning of Saturday. When the'Prophet sentany expedition, he sent in the early part of the day. The Prophet said : Give blessing of morning to my people. Journey should not be undertake in the morning of Friday. The Prophet said : To go with the warriors in the way of God a few steps and to take care of their conveyance morning and evening are dearer to me than the world and its riches.
(7) Not to alight except in the mid-day is Sunnat. Most part of the Prophet's journey was at night. The Prophet said : You should take to journey during night because the earth is not so straitened at day as it does at night . when you alight at a station, pray two rak'ats and say : O God, I seek refuge to Thee with the help of Thy perfect words from the evils Thou hast created.
(8) Don't separate yourself from the company as you may be murdered. There shall be a guard at the time of sleep at night.
When the Prophet slept at the first part of night he spread out his hands and when he slept at the latter part of night, he placed his head upon his hand. He used to do that to stop over- sleeping. If there are two companions, one shall guard the other.
(9) Show mercy to a riding animal and don't give loads to it beyond its capacity . Don't beat it on its face as it is prohibited .
Don't sleep over its back as it gives trouble to the riding animal.
The Prophet said : Don't take up the backs of your riding animals as a seat for comfort. It is commendable to a light from the animal morning and evening thereby the animal is given rest.
(10) Take six things in journey . Hazrat Ayesha reported that when the Prophet went out on a journey, he used to take with him five things — mirror, antimony, scissors, toothstick and comb. In another narration six things — mirror, uninal, tooth-stick, scissors, antimony, and comb. Sa'ad said : The Prophet always used to take mirror and antimony with him in journey. The
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Prophet said : At the time of going to bed, you should use antimony, as it increase eye-sight and grows eye-lids. It has been reported that the Prophet used to apply antimony thrice in each eye.