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The Prophet ﷺ said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2608)

البيهقي:١٠٣٥١ – قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرِ بْنِ بَرِّيٍّ ثنا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا خَرَجَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ سَفَرٍ فَلْيُؤَمِّرُوا أَحَدَهُمْ

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Appointing a leader during travel

abudawud:2608 – ʿAlī b. Baḥr b. Barrī > Ḥātim b. Ismāʿīl > Muḥammad b. ʿAjlān > Nāfiʿ > Abū Salamah > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When three people set out on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their leader."

أبو داود:٢٦٠٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرِ بْنِ بَرِّيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِذَا خَرَجَ ثَلاَثَةٌ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَلْيُؤَمِّرُوا أَحَدَهُمْ».

suyuti:2436a –

The Prophet ﷺ said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2608)

السيوطي:٢٤٣٦a –

"إِذا كانَ ثلاثةٌ في سفرٍ فليُؤَمِّرُوا أحدَهُم".

[ق] البيهقى في السنن عن أبي هريرة

suyuti:1697a –

The Prophet ﷺ said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2608)

السيوطي:١٦٩٧a –

"إِذا خرج ثَلاثَةٌ في سَفر فيلؤمِّروا أحدَهُمْ" .

[د] أبو داود [ع] أبو يعلى [ق] البيهقى في السنن [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن أبي سعيد، [د] أبو داود عن أبي هريرة