<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) The wisdom behind appointing a leader in travel is that he tends to the traveling party’s interests lest they end up in a state of chaos.<br> 2) The leader of a traveling party should be obeyed with regard to the interests of the journey, but with regard to personal matters, it is not obligatory to obey him.<br> 3) The leader should consult his companions over matters related to their travel and not do it alone, in compliance with the verse that says: {And whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves.}