Muwatta Malik #1928
General Subjects
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، يَرْفَعُهُ
" إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ وَيَرْضَى بِهِ وَيُعِينُ عَلَيْهِ مَا لاَ يُعِينُ عَلَى الْعُنْفِ فَإِذَا رَكِبْتُمْ هَذِهِ الدَّوَابَّ الْعُجْمَ فَأَنْزِلُوهَا مَنَازِلَهَا فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الأَرْضُ جَدْبَةً فَانْجُوا عَلَيْهَا بِنِقْيِهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسَيْرِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّ الأَرْضَ تُطْوَى بِاللَّيْلِ مَا لاَ تُطْوَى بِالنَّهَارِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّعْرِيسَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَإِنَّهَا طُرُقُ الدَّوَابِّ وَمَأْوَى الْحَيَّاتِ " .
Malik related to me from Abu Ubayd, the mawla of Sulayman ibn Abd
al-Malik from Khalid ibn Madan who attributed it to the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted
is kind and loves kindness. He is pleased with it and helps you with
it as long as it is not misplaced. When you ride dumb beasts, stop
them in their stopping places, and quicken their pace when the land is
barren. Travel by night, because the land is travelled faster at night
than it is during the day. Beware of pitching tents on the road, for
it is the path of animals and the abode of snakes."
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This hadith is #1928 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of General Subjects.