Chapter: The Virtue of Walking to the Mosques

1053 – Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or in the evening, Allah prepares for him hospitality in Paradise each time he goes in the morning or in the evening.” Agreed upon.

1054 – Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) also reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever performs his purification at home and then proceeds to one of the houses of Allah to fulfill an obligatory prayer, one of his steps erases a sin and the other raises him one degree.” Narrated by Muslim.

1055 – Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man from the Anṣār—​I know of no one whose house was farther from the mosque—​never missed a single prayer there. People said to him, “Why do you not buy a donkey so that you can ride in the darkness and in the midday heat?” He replied, “It would not please me for my house to be next to the mosque; I want my walk to the mosque and my return to my family to be written down for me.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah has combined all of that for you.” Narrated by Muslim.

1056 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The open areas around the mosque had emptied out, so the clan of Banū Salamah wanted to relocate nearer to the mosque. That reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said to them, “I have been informed that you wish to move closer to the mosque?” They said, “Yes, Messenger of Allah, we have indeed intended that.” He said, “Banū Salamah, stay in your homes; your footprints will be recorded. Stay in your homes; your footprints will be recorded.” They said, “It would not please us if we were …”