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EPISODE 3️⃣9️⃣: There is Great Virtue in Walking to the Masjid
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There is a great reward for walking to the mosque, and the worshippers who will have the greatest reward are those whose houses are further away.
Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Shall I not tell you something by means of which Allāh erases sins and raises people in status?” They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allāh. He said: “Doing Wudu properly at times when it is difficult to do so, taking many steps to the mosque, and waiting for prayer after prayer. That is constant readiness.”
(Muslim, 251)
Abu Musa (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The people who will receive the greatest reward for prayer are those who walk the furthest distance to come and pray, then those who walk the next furthest.”
(Muslim, 662).
This Hadith and the one before it point to the virtue of living far from the mosque, so that one may take more steps, which will bring reward, the abundance of which depends on how far away one’s house is, as well as how often one comes to the mosque.
Ubayy ibn Ka`b (رضي الله عنه) said: There was a man, and I do not know of any man who lived further away from the mosque than he did, but he never missed a prayer. It was said – or I said – to him: Why don’t you buy a donkey that you can ride when it is dark or when the sand is too hot? He said: I would not like my house to be next to the mosque. I want my walk to the mosque and my return when I come back to my family, to be recorded for me. The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “Allāh has gathered all that (reward) for you.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 663)
Look at this great reward from our generous Lord. The Hadith indicates that the reward is given for the steps taken when returning from the prayer as well as when coming to it.
Hence this Companion preferred to walk on foot despite the fact that his house was so far from the mosque .
Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “Whoever purifies himself in his house then walks to one of the houses of Allāh in order to perform one of the duties enjoined by Allah, for every two steps he takes, one will erase a sin and the other will raise him one degree in status.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 666)
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