On the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Travelling is a tortuous experience. It deprives a person of his sleep, his food and drink. When one of you has accomplished his purpose, he should hasten his return to his family.

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas bin Malik (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would not come (back) to his family by night. He would come to them in the morning or in the evening.

Another version of the tradition narrated on the same authority is a little difierently worded. It says: (He) would not enter (upon his household at night).

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir bin 'Abdullah who said: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) on an expedition. When we came (back) to Madinah and were going to enter our houses, he said: Wait and enter (your houses) in the later part of the evening so that a woman with dishevelled hair may have used the comb, and a woman whose husband has been away from home may have removed the hair from her private parts.

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: 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.

It has been narrated (through a different chain of tranmitters) on the authority of Jabir who said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbade that a man should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses.

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

A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Jabir (but through a different chain of transmitters) mentions the undesirability of coming to one's house like a night visitor, but does not contain the words:" Doubting their fidelity or spying into their lapses." he people until the Command of Allah overtakes them while they are still triumphant.

The same tradition has been narrated through another chain of transmitters on the same authority.