Hadith #474
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ
الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الرَّاكِبُ شَيْطَانٌ وَالرَّاكِبَانِ شَيْطَانَانِ وَالثَّلَاثَةُ رَكْبٌ
Isnad Chain
أبو اليمان
إسماعيل بن عياش
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Abu al-Yaman, from Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Harmala, from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb, who said: 'I heard my father narrating from his father that he heard the Prophet ﷺ say: "The solitary rider is a devil [shaytan], two riders are two devils, and [only] three riders form a [proper] riding party."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 474
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6712
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43102