Daily Hadith Fri 16-Oct-2009 - 26 Shawwal 1430 حديث اليوم
The Excellence of Proceeding towards the Mosque Walking
Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The person who will receive the highest reward for Salat (prayer) is the one who comes to perform it in the mosque from the farthest distance. And he who waits for Salat to perform it with the Imam (in congregation) will have a greater reward than the one who observes it alone and then goes to sleep."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].


Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that a person who comes to the mosque for Salat from a longer distance earns a greater reward than the others who live near the mosque. It also mentions the merit of performing Salat in congregation and waiting for it till one performs it behind the Imam.
189/1057 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
باب فضل المشي إلى المساجد
وعنْ أَبي موسى رضيَ اللَّه عنه قالَ : قال رسولُ اللَّهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : «إِنَّ أَعْظَم الناس أَجرًا في الصَّلاةِ أَبْعَدُهُمْ إِليْها ممْشًى فَأَبْعَدُهُمْ . والَّذي يَنْتَظرُ الصَّلاةَ حتَّى يُصلِّيها مَعَ الإِمامِ أَعْظَمُ أَجراً مِنَ الذي يُصلِّيها ثُمَّ يَنَامُ » متفقٌ عليه .
1057/189 - رياض الصالحين
Fri 16-Oct-2009 - 26 Shawwal 1430