Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنِ اَلسَّرِيِّ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «أَ لاَ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرِّ اَلنَّاسِ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ قَالَ «مَنْ سَافَرَ وَحْدَهُ وَ مَنَعَ رِفْدَهُ وَ ضَرَبَ عَبْدَهُ».

Ali ibn Asbat narrated from Abdul-Malik ibn Maslamah, from al-Sarri ibn Khalid, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) said: "Shall I inform you of the worst of people?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (swt)." He (saws) said: "The one who travels alone, denies giving aid, and strikes their servant."

وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي وَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لاَ تَخْرُجْ فِي سَفَرٍ وَحْدَكَ فَإِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ مَعَ اَلْوَاحِدِ وَ هُوَ مِنَ اَلاِثْنَيْنِ أَبْعَدُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ اَلرَّجُلَ إِذَا سَافَرَ وَحْدَهُ فَهُوَ غَاوٍ وَ اَلاِثْنَانِ غَاوِيَانِ وَ اَلثَّلاَثَةُ نَفَرٌ وَ رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ سَفْرٌ ».

Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) said, in the will of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) to Imam Ali (a.s): "Do not set out on a journey alone, for Satan is with one person, and he is farther away from two. O Ali, when a man travels alone, he is misguided; two are misguided; but three are a group." Some narrators reported: "three is a journey."

وَ رَوَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ثَلاَثَةً اَلْآكِلَ زَادَهُ وَحْدَهُ وَ اَلنَّائِمَ فِي بَيْتٍ وَحْدَهُ وَ اَلرَّاكِبَ فِي اَلْفَلاَةِ وَحْدَهُ».

Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid narrated from Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) cursed three: the one who eats their provisions alone, the one who sleeps alone in a house, and the one who travels alone in the wilderness."

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِمَكَّةَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ صَحِبَكَ فَقَالَ مَا صَحِبْتُ أَحَداً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَمَا لَوْ كُنْتُ تَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكَ لَأَحْسَنْتُ أَدَبَكَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَاحِدٌ شَيْطَانٌ وَ اِثْنَانِ شَيْطَانَانِ وَ ثَلاَثَةٌ صَحْبٌ وَ أَرْبَعَةٌ رُفَقَاءُ ».

Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated from Isma‘il ibn Jabir, who said: "I was with Abu Abdullah (a.s) in Mecca when a man from Medina came to him. Imam (a.s) asked the man: 'Who accompanied you?' The man replied: 'No one accompanied me.' Abu Abdullah (a.s) said to him: 'If I had instructed you beforehand, I would have taught you better manners.' Then Imam (a.s) said: 'One is with Satan, two are with two Satans, three are companions, and four are companions on a journey.'"