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Sahih Muslim 663a

There was a man, and I do not know of any other man, whose house was farther than his from the mosque and he never missed the prayer (in congregation). It was said to him or I said to him: It you…

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْثَرٌ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ

قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ لَا أَعْلَمُ رَجُلاً أَبْعَدَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْهُ وَكَانَ لَا تُخْطِئُهُ صَلَاةٌ (قَالَ) فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَوْ قُلْتُ لَهُ لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَارًا تَرْكَبُهُ فِي الظَّلْمَاءِ وَفِي الرَّمْضَاءِ.

قَالَ: مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ مَنْزِلِي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ لِي مَمْشَاىَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرُجُوعِي إِذَا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قَدْ جَمَعَ اللَّهُ لَكَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ»

There was a man, and I do not know of any other man, whose house was farther than his from the mosque and he never missed the prayer (in congregation). It was said to him or I said to him: It you were to buy a donkey you could ride upon it In the dark nights and in the burning sand.

He said: I do not like my house to be situated by the side of the mosque, for I (eagerly) desire that my steps towards the mosque and back from it, should be recorded when I return to my family. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Allah has gathered all (rewards) for you.

যুহায়র ইবনু হারব (রহঃ) ..... আয়িশাহ (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এর কাছে একবার একটি শিশুকে আনা হল। শিশুটি তার কোলে প্রস্রাব করে দিল। তারপর তিনি পানি আনিয়ে প্রস্রাবের উপর (ছিটা) ঢেলে দিলেন।

جریر نے ہشام سے روایت کی ، انہو نے اپنے والد سے اور انہو ں نے حضرت عائشہ ؓ سے روایت کی ، انہوں نے فرمایا کہ رسول ا للہ ﷺ کی خدمت میں ایک شیر خوار بچہ لایا گیا ، اس نے آپ کی گود میں پیشاب کر دیا تو آپ نے پانی منگوا کر اس پر بہا دیا ۔

Dan telah menceritakan kepada kami [Zuhair bin Harb] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Jarir] dari [Hisyam] dari [bapaknya] dari [Aisyah] dia berkata, "Dibawakan kepada Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam seorang bayi yang masih menyusu yang kemudian ia kencing dalam timangannya. Beliau kemudian minta air seraya menuangkannya pada bekas air kencing tersebut."

Dan telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ishaq bin Ibrahim] telah mengabarkan kepada [Isa] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hisyam] dengan sanad ini semisal hadits Ibnu Numair

Bize Züheyr b. Harb da rivayet etti (Dediki): Bize Cerîr Hişam'dan o da babasından, o da Aişe'den naklen rivayet etti. Aişe şöyle demiş: Resulullah (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem)'e süt emen bir küçük çocuk getirildi, kucağına işeyince bir su getirilmesini istedi ve o suyu üzerine döktü. (H) Yalnız Müslim rivayet etmiştir; Tuhfetu'l-Eşraf

Sahih Muslim 663a, Book 5, The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, Hadith 347. 1 min read

What it means

’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) informed that a man from the Ansār lived farthest from the Prophet's Mosque, yet he never missed a prayer—he would attend every prayer with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

So it was said to him: If you were to buy a donkey to ride during the darkness of night and the heat of the ground in the daytime, he replied: It would not please me for my house to be next to the mosque. I want Allah to record for me my walking to the mosque for prayer and my return when I go back to my family. His words reached the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "Verily, Allah has gathered all of that for you."

What it teaches

  • The intense keenness of the Companions to pursue goodness, increase in it, and earn reward.
  • An-Nawawi said: "This indicates that reward is affirmed for the steps taken when returning from the prayer, just as it is for those taken when going to it."
  • Muslims should encourage one another toward goodness and offer sincere advice in righteousness. So if someone sees that his brother is experiencing hardship, he should offer him advice to help relieve it.
  • Living far from the mosque is not an excuse for missing the congregational prayer, as long as one can hear the call to prayer.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn Yahya an-NaysaburiTold us, Fourth generation, died 226 AH
  3. 3Abthar ibn al-QasimInformed us, Third generation, died 178 AH
  4. 4Sulayman at-TaymiFrom, Successor, died 143 AH
  5. 5Abu Uthman an-NahdiFrom, Successor, died 75 AH
  6. 6Abu ibn KabFrom, Companion, died 19 AH

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