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"إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا دَخَلَ الرجلُ على أَهلِهِ إِذَا قدم من سفرٍ أَولُ الليلِ".  

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The Prophet ﷺ said: The best time for a man to go in to his family on return from a journey is at the beginning of the night.  

أبو داود:٢٧٧٧حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ