The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that a man who had long absent should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor.
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَطَالَ الرَّجُلُ الْغَيْبَةَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that a man who had long absent should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor. (Using translation from Muslim 715z)
نَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أَطَالَ الرَّجُلُ الْغِيبَةَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا