Chapter: It is disliked to enter at night when coming home from a journey

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not come (back) to his family by night. He would come to them in the morning or in the evening.

(He) would not enter (upon his household at night).

(He) would not enter (upon his household at night).

If one of you comes (back from a journey) at night. he should not enter his house as a night visitor (but should wait) until a woman whose husband has been away from house has removed the hair from her private parts and a woman with dishevelled hair has combed her hair.

This tradition has been handed down through another chain of transmitters.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man who had long absent should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor.

The above tradition has been narrated through another chain of transmitters.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses.

This tradition has been reported through anothee chain. 'Abdurahman , one of the sub-narrators , said "I do not know if it in the hadith or not" , meaning (the words) "doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses."

" Doubting their fidelity or spying into their lapses."