{"fatawa":{"id":7518,"title":"Is there any saheeh report in the Sunnah that speaks of reciting a particular soorah of the Qur\u2019aan before travelling?","slug":"is-there-any-saheeh-report-in-the-sunnah-that-speaks-of-reciting-a-particular-soorah-of-the-quraan-before-travelling","order":"","question":"I read a hadeeth from Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) which says that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: \u201cWhen you want to set out on a journey, you have recite Soorat al-Kaafiroon, an-Nasr, al-Ikhlaas, al-Falaq and an-Naas, but in one go, and start with the basmalah and end with the basmalah.\u201d We need an answer to this in the light of the Qur\u2019aan and Sunnah.","answer":"Praise be to Allah\r\nThe text of the hadeeth referred to in the question is as follows: \r\n\r\nIt was narrated that Jubayr ibn Mut\u2018im said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to me: \u201cO Jubayr, when you set out on a journey, would you like to be the best of your companions in appearance and quantity of provisions?\u201d I said: Yes, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you. He said: \u201cRecite these five soorahs: \u2018Qul ya ayyuhal kaafiroon\u2019 [al-Kaafiroon 109], \u2018Idha ja\u2019a nasr Allahi wal fath\u2019 [al-Nasr 110], Qul Huwa Allahu ahad [al-Ikhlaas 112], Qul a\u2018oodhi bi rabbi\u2019l-falaq [al-Falaq 113] and Qul a\u2018oodhu bi raabi\u2019n-naas [an-Naas 114]. Start your recitation by saying Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem and end your recitation by saying Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem.\u201d Jubayr said: I was rich and had a great deal of wealth, and I used to set out with whomever Allah willed I should set out with on a journey, and I would be the worst of them in appearance and the least in terms of provisions. From the time the Messenger of Allah (blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) taught me it, I have never stopped reciting them, and I am one of the best of them in appearance and have the most provisions, until I come back from my journey. \r\n\r\nThis was narrated by Abu Ya\u2018la in his Musnad, 13\/339, hadeeth no 7419. \r\n\r\nThis is a da\u2018eef (weak) hadeeth; its isnaad includes unknown narrators. \r\n\r\nAl-Haythami said concerning it in Majma\u2018 az-Zawaa\u2019id (10\/134): (Its isnaad) includes people who I do not know. \r\n\r\nShaykh al-Albaani said concerning it in as-Silsilah ad-Da\u2018eefah (6963): (it is) munkar. \r\n\r\nBased on that, it is not valid to quote this hadeeth as evidence to suggest that it is mustahabb to recite any soorahs of the Qur\u2019aan before travelling. By the same token, it is not valid to quote it as evidence for saying the basmalah at the beginning of each soorah. \r\n\r\nSee also the answer to question no. 149125 \r\n\r\nAnd Allah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-26T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-26T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":32,"parent_id":7517,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-26"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/www.islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7518"}