The Greater The Distance From The Mosque, The Greater The Reward
Darussalam · Volume 1
(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 785 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 258
Source no. 785 · Volume 2 · Page 357
Sahih
صحيح، التعليق الرغيب (١ / ١٢٧)
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785. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "The houses of the Ansār were far from the mosque and they wanted to move closer. Then the following Verse was revealed: 'We record that which they send before (them), and their traces.'" [1] He said: So they remained (where they were)." (Hasan)
785 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: كَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ بَعِيدَةً مَنَازِلُهُمْ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَقْرُبُوا، فَنَزَلَتْ {وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ} [يس: 12] قَالَ: «فَثَبَتُوا»
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For people endowed with firm determination it is better to live at a distance from the mosque. But for the people who do not take the mosque so devoutly, it is better to live close to the mosque, so that they are not tempted to miss their enjoined duty.