Sahih Muslim Book - 5, Hadith - 1514

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْثَرٌ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِىِّ عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ لاَ أَعْلَمُ رَجُلاً أَبْعَدَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْهُ وَكَانَ لاَ تُخْطِئُهُ صَلاَةٌ - قَالَ - فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَوْ قُلْتُ لَهُ لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَارًا تَرْكَبُهُ فِى الظَّلْمَاءِ وَفِى الرَّمْضَاءِ . قَالَ مَا يَسُرُّنِى أَنَّ مَنْزِلِى إِلَى جَنْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ إِنِّى أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ لِى مَمْشَاىَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرُجُوعِى إِذَا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِى. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « قَدْ جَمَعَ اللَّهُ لَكَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ ».

It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "There was a man - and I do not know of any man who lived further away from the Masjid than he did - but he never missed a prayer. It was said to him" - or: - "I said - [to him ] : 'Why don't you buy a donkey that you can ride when it is dark or when the sand is too hot?' He said: 'I would not like my house to be next to the Masjid. I want my walking to the Masjid and my returning when I come back to my family, to be recorded for me.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Allah has gathered all that (reward) for you."'