سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المساجد والجماعاتThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
بَابُ : الأَبْعَدُ فَالأَبْعَدُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًاChapter: The Greater The Distance From The Mosque, The Greater The Reward
Hadith 785
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَتْ الْأَنْصَارُ بَعِيدَةً مَنَازِلُهُمْ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَقْتَرِبُوا ، فَنَزَلَتْ : وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ سورة يس آية 12 ، قَالَ : فَثَبَتُوا " .
´It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:` "The houses of the Ansar were far from the mosque and they wanted to move closer. Then the following Verse was revealed: 'We record that which they send before (them), and their traces.'" [Ya-Sin: 12] He said: So they remained (where they were)."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
For the people of strong resolve (ahl al-‘azimah), it is preferable to live farther from the mosque. However, for ordinary people who are not accustomed to such diligence in performing the prayer, it is better for them to reside near the mosque so that they do not fall short in fulfilling the obligatory acts.
For the people of strong resolve (ahl al-‘azimah), it is preferable to live farther from the mosque. However, for ordinary people who are not accustomed to such diligence in performing the prayer, it is better for them to reside near the mosque so that they do not fall short in fulfilling the obligatory acts.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 785
