Written by: Imran Ayub Lahori
➊ It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Indeed, among the people, the one who receives the greatest reward for prayer is the one who walks the farthest distance towards it."
[Bukhari: 651, Kitab al-Adhan: Bab Fadl Salat al-Fajr fi Jama‘ah; Muslim: 662; Ibn Khuzaymah: 1501; Bayhaqi: 3/64]
➋ It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"The farther a person comes from the mosque, the greater will be his reward."
[Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 520, Kitab as-Salah: Bab Ma Ja’a fi Fadl al-Mashi ila as-Salah; Abu Dawood: 556; Ibn Majah: 782; Ahmad: 2/351; Hakim: 1/208; Bayhaqi: 3/64]
✿ Superior Reward for Coming from a Distance
➊ It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Indeed, among the people, the one who receives the greatest reward for prayer is the one who walks the farthest distance towards it."
[Bukhari: 651, Kitab al-Adhan: Bab Fadl Salat al-Fajr fi Jama‘ah; Muslim: 662; Ibn Khuzaymah: 1501; Bayhaqi: 3/64]
➋ It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"The farther a person comes from the mosque, the greater will be his reward."
[Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 520, Kitab as-Salah: Bab Ma Ja’a fi Fadl al-Mashi ila as-Salah; Abu Dawood: 556; Ibn Majah: 782; Ahmad: 2/351; Hakim: 1/208; Bayhaqi: 3/64]
