Sunan as-Safar (Travelling)

1. Appointing a leader when travelling: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Saeed and Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with then) who said that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said: "When three men travel together, they should make one of them their leader." [Reported by Abu Dawood: 2608]

2. Saying 'Allaahu akbar' (Allah is Great) when ascending and saying 'Subhaanallaah' (Glory be to Allah) when descending: It is narrated on the authority of Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "We used to say Allaahu akbar when we ascended and we said subhaanallaah when descending" [Reported by Bukhari 2994]

3. Supplication for stopover: It is narrated on the authority of Khawlah bint  Hakeem (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "Whoever stops over somewhere and says, 'I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created,' nothing will harm him until he sets off from that stopover of his." [Reported by Muslim: 6878]

4. Stopping first at the mosque when returning from a journey: It is narrated on the authority of Ka'b bin Maalik (may Allah be pleased with then) who said that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam used to stop first at the mosque and pray there when he returned from a journey. [Agreed upon: 443 & 1659]