Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Sarjis (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey, he would recite this supplication «‏‏‏‏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» ‏‏‏‏:“O Allah, You are our companion in travel and the guardian of our family. O Allah, be our companion in our journey and the guardian of our family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships and difficulties of travel, from distress upon returning, from being deprived of blessings after having received them, from the supplication of the oppressed, and from witnessing any evil scene concerning my family and wealth.”In the narrations of Ahmad bin Miqdar and Ahmad bin Abda, it is mentioned that Asim was asked about the meaning of ‘al-hawr’, so he replied:“Have you not heard the saying, ‘Hārah ba‘da mā kān’—he was wealthy, then he became destitute and needy?”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Madinah Munawwarah for nine years but did not perform Hajj during that period. Then he announced his intention to perform Hajj. When people heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform Hajj this year, a great number of people came to Madinah Munawwarah. Everyone wished to perform Hajj following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then some hadith was narrated and he said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), after donning the Ihram, set out from the Masjid of Dhul-Hulaifah and mounted his ride, while a great number of people were riding and many were walking on foot along with him. Then the rest of the hadith was narrated.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions performed Hajj, they traveled on foot from Madinah Munawwarah to Makkah Mukarramah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Tie your lower garments with your waists." And he walked at such a brisk pace that it included running as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out (from Madinah Munawwarah to Makkah Mukarramah) in the year of the conquest of Makkah. After traveling some distance, the companions who were walking gathered around him and formed rows. They began to say among themselves that, to avoid the hardship of the journey, they should ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate for them. So they submitted, "Traveling has become difficult for us and the distance is long." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take help from brisk walking, for by brisk walking the distance will be covered quickly and you will feel light." The companions say, "So we did as he said, and traveling became easy for us and the feeling of fatigue also disappeared."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) complained about the hardship of walking. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called them and instructed: "Walk briskly." The companions say that when we walked briskly, we found it easy and comfortable.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(On a journey) the best group of companions is four. And the best military detachment consists of four hundred fighters, and the best army is one whose number is four thousand. And an army comprising twelve thousand soldiers will not be defeated due to lack of numbers."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "The best companion in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his companion. And the best neighbor in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his neighbor."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched an army consisting of a few individuals. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called them and asked: "How much of the Qur'an have you memorized?" He then had each of them recite the Qur'an in turn. When it was the turn of one young man among them, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O young man, how much of the Qur'an have you memorized?" He replied that he had memorized such and such amount of the Qur'an and also Surah Al-Baqarah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go, you are their leader."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when there is a group of three people, they should appoint one of them as their leader. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to appoint leaders for people in this manner.

Hazrat Ali Al-Azdi narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) taught him that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit upright on his mount and was about to set out on a journey, he would recite «‏‏‏‏اللهُ أَكْبَرُ» ‏‏‏‏ three times, then he would recite this supplication: «‏‏‏‏سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَليفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ» ‏‏‏‏ "Glory be to Him Who has subjected this (mount) to us, and we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves), and surely to our Lord we are returning. O Allah, we ask You for goodness and piety in this journey of ours, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and fold up its length for us. O Allah, You are our companion in the journey and the guardian of our family. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the hardships and difficulties of the journey, from returning with grief, and from seeing any evil in our family and wealth." Then when he would return, he would recite the same supplication and add these words: «‏‏‏‏آيِبُونَ، تائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ» ‏‏‏‏ "We are returning, repenting of our sins, worshipping our Lord, and praising Him."