Chapter 171
Remembrance 1 from Chapter 171
The desirability of seeking advice from the righteous
Arabic
Romanisation
Allāhumma-ṭwi lahu-l-bu‘da wa hawwin ‘alayhi-s-safar.
Context
WE RELATE FROM the books of at-Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah that Abū Hurayrah 
related that a man said: “Messenger of Allah, I am about to travel, so give me some advice.” The Messenger of Allah 
said: “I advise you to have fear of Allah 
and to say takbīr on every ascent.” When the man turned away he said: “O Allah, shorten the distance for him and make the journey easy for him.” [1].At-Tirmidhī describes this hadith as ḥasan.
References
[1] At-Tirmidhī (3441), Ibn Mājah (2771), and al-Ḥākim in al-Mustadrak (2/98), who grades it as ṣaḥīḥ; and adh-Dhahabī agrees.