When the Prophet (ﷺ) wanted to travel, he would say: “O Allah, You are the companion on the journey, and the caretaker for the family, O Allah, accompany us in our journey, and watch over our families, O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulties of the journey, and from returning in great sadness, and from loss after increase, and from the supplication of the oppressed, and from someone looking with evil at our families and wealth (Allāhumma antaṣ-ṣāḥibu fis safari wal-khalīfatu fil-ahli, allāhumma aṣḥabnā fī safarinā wakhlufnā fī ahlinā. Allāhumma innī a’ūdhu bika min wa`thā’is-safari wa ka’ābatil-munqalab, wa minal-ḥawri ba`dal-kawni, wa min da`watil-maẓlūm, wa min sū’il-manẓari fil-ahli wal-māl).”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 48, Hadith 70
For the whole year I had the desire to ask `Umar bin Al-Khattab regarding the explanation of a Verse
(in Surat Al-Tahrim) but I could not ask him because I respected him very much. When he went to
perform the Hajj, I too went along with him. On our return, while we were still on the way home.
`Umar went aside to answer the call of nature by the Arak trees. I waited till he finished and then I
proceeded with him and asked him. "O chief of the Believers! Who were the two wives of the Prophet (ﷺ)
who aided one another against him?" He said, "They were Hafsa and `Aisha." Then I said to him, "By
Allah, I wanted to ask you about this a year ago, but I could not do so owing to my respect for you."
`Umar said, "Do not refrain from asking me. If you think that I have knowledge (about a certain
matter), ask me; and if I know (something about it), I will tell you." Then `Umar added, "By Allah, in
the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance we did not pay attention to women until Allah revealed regarding
them what He revealed regarding them and assigned for them what He has assigned. Once while I was
thinking over a certain matter, my wife said, "I recommend that you do so-and-so." I said to her,
"What have you got to do with the is matter? Why do you poke your nose in a matter which I want to
see fulfilled.?"
She said, How strange you are, O son of Al-Khattab! You don't want to be argued with whereas your
daughter, Hafsa surely, argues with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) so much that he remains angry for a full day!"
`Umar then reported; how he at once put on his outer garment and went to Hafsa and said to her, "O
my daughter! Do you argue with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) so that he remains angry the whole day?" H. afsa
said, "By Allah, we argue with him." `Umar said, "Know that I warn you of Allah's punishment and
the anger of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . . . O my daughter! Don't be betrayed by the one who is proud of her
beauty because of the love of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for her (i.e. `Aisha)." `Umar addled, "Then I went out to
Um Salama's house who was one of my relatives, and I talked to her. She said, O son of Al-Khattab! It
is rather astonishing that you interfere in everything; you even want to interfere between Allah's
Apostle and his wives!' By Allah, by her talk she influenced me so much that I lost some of my anger.
I left her (and went home).
At that time I had a friend from the Ansar who used to bring news (from the Prophet) in case of my
absence, and I used to bring him the news if he was absent. In those days we were afraid of one of the
kings of Ghassan tribe. We heard that he intended to move and attack us, so fear filled our hearts
because of that. (One day) my Ansari friend unexpectedly knocked at my door, and said, "Open
Open!' I said, 'Has the king of Ghassan come?' He said, 'No, but something worse; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has
isolated himself from his wives.' I said, 'Let the nose of `Aisha and Hafsa be stuck to dust (i.e.
humiliated)!' Then I put on my clothes and went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)'s residence, and behold, he was
staying in an upper room of his to which he ascended by a ladder, and a black slave of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
was (sitting) on the first step.
I said to him, 'Say (to the Prophet (ﷺ) ) `Umar bin Al-Khattab is here.' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) admitted me and I
narrated the story to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). When I reached the story of Um Salama, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) smiled
while he was lying on a mat made of palm tree leaves with nothing between him and the mat.
Underneath his head there was a leather pillow stuffed with palm fibres, and leaves of a saut tree were
piled at his feet, and above his head hung a few water skins. On seeing the marks of the mat imprinted
on his side, I wept. He said.' 'Why are you weeping?' I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Caesar and
Khosrau are leading the life (i.e. Luxurious life) while you, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) though you are, is living in
destitute". The Prophet (ﷺ) then replied. 'Won't you be satisfied that they enjoy this world and we the
Hereafter?' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 65, Hadith 433
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What is the matter with you?"
He said, "I had sexual relation with my wife (while I was fasting) in Ramadan." The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"Have you got enough to manumit a slave?" He said, "No." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Can you fast for two
successive months?" The man said, "No." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" The
man said, "No." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Sit down," and he sat down. Afterwards an 'Irq, i.e., a
big basket containing dates was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Take this and
give it in charity." The man said, "To poorer people than we?" On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) smiled till his
premolar teeth became visible, and then told him, "Feed your family with it." (See Hadith No. 157,
Vol 3)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 84, Hadith 2