Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a Muslim goes out towards the mosque, Allah Almighty writes one good deed for every step he takes and erases one sin, until he reaches his place."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the people of Banu Salamah were settled in a corner of Madinah (far from the mosque). They intended to move closer to the mosque, so this verse was revealed: «إنا نحن نحيي الموتى ونكتب ما قدموا وآثارهم» “Surely, We give life to the dead and We record what they have sent before and their traces.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, your footsteps are being recorded.” So they did not move.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There are three types of people who are under the protection and guarantee of Allah: the one who goes out towards any mosque of Allah, the one who goes out to strive in the way of Allah, and the one who goes out to perform Hajj.”