H 138 H Ubay, son of Ka'ab knew a person whose house was further away from the Mosque than anyone else and who never missed a prayers (in the Mosque). He asked him, 'Why don't you buy a donkey so that you can ride in the dark and in the heat?' He replied: 'I wouldn't like my home to be close to the Mosque. It is my wish that my walking to the Mosque and my return home should be recorded to my credit.' The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told him: 'Allah has credited all that to your account. All that you do with good intention is credited to you.'" R 138 Muslim with a chain up to Ubay son of Ka'ab who related this.
137- الحادي والعشرون : عن أبي المنذِر أُبيِّ بنِ كَعْب رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَجُلٌ لا أعْلَمُ رَجلاً أبْعَدَ مِنَ المَسْجِدِ مِنْهُ ، وَكَانَ لاَ تُخْطِئُهُ صَلاةٌ ، فَقيلَ لَهُ أَوْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَاراً تَرْكَبُهُ في الظَلْمَاء وفي الرَّمْضَاء ؟ فَقَالَ : مَا يَسُرُّنِي أنَّ مَنْزِلي إِلَى جَنْبِ المَسْجِدِ إنِّي أريدُ أنْ يُكْتَبَ لِي مَمشَايَ إِلَى المَسْجِدِ وَرُجُوعِي إِذَا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى أهْلِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "قَدْ جَمَعَ اللهُ لَكَ ذلِكَ كُلَّهُ" رواه مسلم . وفي رواية : "إنَّ لَكَ مَا احْتَسَبْتَ" . " الرَّمْضَاءُ" : الأرْضُ التي أصابها الحر الشديد .