رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 965
The Book of Etiquette of Traveling
Etiquette of Staying, Riding, Encamping at night and sleeping during the Journey and other matters relating to the Journey
وَعَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّاسُ إِذَا نَزَلُوا مَنْزِلًا تَفَرَّقُوا فِي الشِّعَابِ وَالْأَوْدِيَةِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ تَفَرُّقَكُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ وَالْأَوْدِيَةِ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكُمْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ! فَلَمْ يَنْزِلُوا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَنْزِلًا إِلَّا انْضَمَّ بَعْضُهُمْ إلي بَعْضٍ. ((رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ حَسَنٍ)).
Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the people encamped during the journey, they would disperse in the mountain passes and valleys. (When) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) noticed this he said, "Your act of scattering in the mountain passes and valleys is from Satan." Afterwards the Companions kept close together whenever they encamped. [Abu Dawud].
Riyad as-Salihin, 965