سنن ابي داود

Abu Dawud

 كتاب الصلاة

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

 باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الْمَشْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: What Has Been Narrated Regarding The Rewards Of Walking To The Prayer.

Hadith 557

اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ ، أَنَّ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَجُلٌ لَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِمَّنْ يُصَلِّي الْقِبْلَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَبْعَدَ مَنْزِلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ وَكَانَ لَا تُخْطِئُهُ صَلَاةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقُلْتُ : لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَارًا تَرْكَبُهُ فِي الرَّمْضَاءِ وَالظُّلْمَةِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ مَنْزِلِي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَنُمِيَ الْحَدِيثُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : أَرَدْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ لِي إِقْبَالِي إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرُجُوعِي إِلَى أَهْلِي إِذَا رَجَعْتُ ، فَقَالَ : أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ ، أَنْطَاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَا احْتَسَبْتَ كُلَّهُ أَجْمَعَ " .
Ubayy bin Kaab said: There was a certain person, out of all people of Madina, who used to pray in the mosque. I do not know that any one of them lived at a farther distance than that man. Still he never missed the prayer in congregation in the mosque. I said: it would be better if you buy a donkey and ride it in heat and darkness. He said: I do not like that my house be by the side of the mosque. The discourse reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said him about it. He said: I did it so that my walking to the mosque and return to my home when I return be recorded. He said: Allah has granted all this to you; Allah has granted all that you reckoned.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الصلاة / 557
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم (663)
Hadith Takhrij « صحیح مسلم/المساجد 49 (663)، سنن ابن ماجہ/المساجد والجماعات 16 (783)، (تحفة الأشراف: 64)، وقد أخرجہ: سنن الدارمی/الصلاة 60 (1321) (صحیح) »
Related hadith on this topic
Muslim: 1514 Muslim: 1516 Ibn Majah: 783 Musnad Humaydi: 380
Explanation & Benefits
Muslim — Hadith 1516
Ubayy bin Ka'b reported: There was a person among the Ansar whose house was situated at the farthest end of Madinah, but he never in missed any prayer along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . We felt pity for him and said to him: O, so and so, had you bought a donkey it would have saved you from the burning sand and would have saved you from the reptiles of the earth. He said: Listen! by Allah, I do not like my house to be situated by the side of Muhammad (ﷺ) . I took (these words of his) ill and came to the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) and informed him about (these words). He (the Holy Prophet) called him and he said exactly like that (which he had mentioned to Ubbay bin Ka'b), but made a mention of this (also) that he wanted a reward for his steps. Upon this the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said: In fact for you is the reward which you expect.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
HAWAAMM:
Plural of haammah.
It refers to poisonous insects and creatures.
(2)
MUTANNAB:
Derived from tanab.
To tie a tent with ropes.
The meaning is that my house would have been adjacent to your (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) house.
(3)
HAMALTU BIHI HIMLAN:
I bore a burden on my chest,
The meaning is that these words were very distressing for me.
(4)
FI ATHARIHI:
Due to this movement and coming and going.

Benefits and Issues:
The intention of the Ansari companion was that my house is far from the mosque, I have to endure hardship in coming and going, and I bear this hardship solely in the hope that I will receive its reward.
I do not want to be deprived of my reward in any way,
It is not that he did not like to be near the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1516
Muslim — Hadith 1514
Ubayy bin Ka'b reported: There was a man, and I do not know of any other man, whose house was farther than his from the mosque and he never missed the prayer (in congregation). It was said to him or I said to him: If you were to buy a donkey you could ride upon it in the dark nights and in the burning sand. He said: I do not like my house to be situated by the side of the mosque, for I (eagerly) desire that my steps towards the mosque and back from it, should be recorded when I return to my family. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has gathered all (rewards) for you.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: A person's coming and going from home to the mosque in the darkness of night and in the intensity of summer heat is recorded, and for these things (heat, darkness, travel), a person receives reward and merit. Therefore, after considering the distance from the mosque, it is not correct to pray at home out of fear of the distance or by making it an excuse. The more hardship one endures for prayer, or the farther one comes from, the greater will be the increase in reward and merit.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1514
Ibn Majah — Hadith 783
´It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said:` "There was a man among the Ansar whose house was the furthest house in Al-Madinah, yet he never missed prayer with the Messenger of Allah. I felt sorry for him and said: 'O so-and-so, why do you not buy a donkey to spare yourself the heat of the scorching sand, to carry over the stony ground, and to keep you away from the vermin on the ground?' He said: 'By Allah! I do not want to live so close to Muhammed.' This troubled me until I came to the house of the Prophet and mentioned that to him. He called (the man) and asked him, and he said something similar, and said that he was hoping for the reward for his steps. The Messenger of Allah said, 'You will have that (reward) that you sought.'"
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
The eagerness of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) to attain good deeds is exemplified by this incident, which is a minor example of how they would endure the hardship of a distant journey solely because walking from afar would bring greater reward.

(2)
The mutual compassion of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) is also worthy of emulation, as one Companion would feel the hardship of his brother as if it had afflicted himself, and thus would offer him appropriate advice.

(3)
The requirement of goodwill towards a Muslim is that he should be given good advice, even if he has not requested it.

(4)
Hazrat Ubayy (radi Allahu anhu) informed the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) of this Companion’s statement so that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) might advise him. Therefore, if it is thought regarding someone that he will fully accept the advice of a certain elder, then it is permissible to inform that elder of the companion’s mistake with the intention of correction. However, it is not correct to inform with the intention of humiliating him.

(5)
If a complaint about someone reaches you, one should not form an inappropriate opinion about him without investigation. It is better to ask the person who uttered the inappropriate words himself as to what he meant by those words.

(6)
A believer’s good intention is a cause for reward.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 783
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