sins and the raising of ranks. Allah alone grants success.

137 — Twenty-First Hadith: It is narrated from Abū al-Mundhir Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a man—Ubayy knew of no one whose home was farther from the mosque—yet he never missed a single prayer. People said to him, or Ubayy himself said to him, “Why do you not buy a donkey to ride in the dark hours and in the intense heat?”—meaning at night for the ʿIshāʾ and Fajr prayers, or during the scorching days, especially in the Hijaz where the climate is very hot. The man replied, “I would not like my house to be next to the mosque. I want my walking to the mosque and my return to my family to be recorded for me.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah has gathered all of that for you.” Muslim transmitted this hadith.

In another wording: “You will have whatever you have intended.”

ar-Rimḍāʾ: ground that has been heated by intense sun.

[Explanation]
This hadith is linked to the preceding reports that demonstrate the multitude of avenues leading to goodness. Those avenues are many, and among them is walking to the mosques and likewise returning from them, so long as a person seeks the reward with Allah Almighty. The hadith cited by the author—may Allah have mercy on him—tells of a man whose house was far from the mosque, yet he would come from that distant home, seeking reward for