صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة
The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب فَضْلِ كَثْرَةِ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ:
Chapter: The virtue of taking many steps to the masjid
Hadith 665
This hadith is listed as number 1520 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ التَّيْمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ كَهْمَسًا يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : أَرَادَ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ ، أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلُوا إِلَى قُرْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، قَالَ : وَالْبِقَاعُ خَالِيَةٌ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ ، دِيَارَكُمْ تُكْتَبْ آثَارُكُمْ " ، فَقَالُوا : مَا كَانَ يَسُرُّنَا أَنَّا كُنَّا تَحَوَّلْنَا .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA) reported that Banu Salama decided to shift near the mosque (as there were) some plots vacant. This (news) reached the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) , whereupon he said: O people of the Salama tribe, you better stay in your houses (where you are living), for your footsteps are recorded They said. We could not be more delighted even by shifting (near the mosque) as we were delighted (on hearing these words from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) .
