'Who will watch over us and make sure we don't sleep in and miss the Fajr prayer?’ Bilal () said: 'I will…'(Nasa’ee) Whenever the Prophet () was traveling and he felt tired, he lay down on his right side. If he stopped just before the morning, he would prop his head up with his elbow (so that he would not miss prayer by sleeping). (Muslim) *It is praiseworthy for the traveler to return to his family after completing his business as quickly as possible. Abu Hurairah () reported that the Prophet () said:
'Traveling is very uncomfortable: it prevents one of you from his food, drink and sleep. If one of you completes his need(the purpose of his trip) let him hasten back to his family.'(Bukhari & Muslim) *It is unpraiseworthy for one to enter upon his family at night, for the Prophet () forbade a man to enter upon his family abruptly at night.52 (Bukhari & Muslim)
*Whenever the Prophet () returned from a trip, the first thing that he would do is perform a two Rak'ah (unit) prayer.
*If you are traveling with a company of people, everyone should cooperate with the other, and be helpful. Chores should be equally divided amongst all, and one should not be self-centered. The Prophet () walked behind the weak to make sure they caught up with the rest of the people. He gave a ride to those who found it difficult to walk and supplicated Allah for them. (Abu Dawood) *Make sure that all things you will possibly need during your trip are with you. The Prophet () used to carry a mirror, kuhl bottle and applicator, siwak and a comb.53
