Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3439
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَرْجِسَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا سَافَرَ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ اللَّهُمَّ اصْحَبْنَا فِي سَفَرِنَا وَاخْلُفْنَا فِي أَهْلِنَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ وَمِنَ الْحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْنِ وَمِنْ دَعْوَةِ الْمَظْلُومِ وَمِنْ سُوءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِي الأَهْلِ وَالْمَالِ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ وَيُرْوَى الْحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْرِ أَيْضًا قَالَ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ الْحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْنِ أَوِ الْكَوْرِ وَكِلاَهُمَا لَهُ وَجْهٌ يُقَالُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ الرُّجُوعُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ أَوْ مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ إِلَى الْمَعْصِيَةِ إِنَّمَا يَعْنِي الرُّجُوعَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ الشَّرِّ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ahmad ibn ‘Abdah al-Dabbi narrated to us; Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from ‘Asim al-Ahwal, from ‘Abdullah ibn Sarjis, who said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled, he would say: ‘O Allah, You are the companion on the journey and the guardian of the family. O Allah, accompany us on our journey and look after our family in our absence. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel, from a sorrowful return, from decline after increase, from the supplication of the wronged, and from an unwelcome sight concerning family and property.’ He said: ‘This is a hasan sahih hadith. The phrase is also narrated as “decline after growth.” The meaning of “decline after growth” or “decline after increase”—both expressions are valid—is a return from faith to disbelief, or from obedience to disobedience; in general, a turn from one thing toward something bad.’’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The compiler explains the two transmitted forms of the phrase as describing a reversal from a good state to a bad one.
قَالَ وَيُرْوَى الْحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْرِ أَيْضًا قَالَ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ الْحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْنِ أَوِ الْكَوْرِ وَكِلاَهُمَا لَهُ وَجْهٌ
The Arabic explicitly notes the variant wording and explains both forms; the English witness omits the compiler's explanation.
Should the compiler's explanation of both transmitted wordings be included?