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Sunan Ibn Majah 783 (Book 4, Hadith 49) #30135
Rewarded for Effort

SUMMARY: A man from the Ansar was willing to walk a long distance to attend the Prophet's prayer despite having difficulty, and he was rewarded for his effort.

It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "There was a man among the Ansar whose house was the furthest house in Al-Madinah, yet he never missed prayer with the Messenger of Allah. I felt sorry for him and said: 'O so-and-so, why do you not buy a donkey to spare yourself the heat of the scorching sand, to carry over the stony ground, and to keep you away from the vermin on the ground?' He said: 'By Allah! I do not want to live so close to Muhammed'. This troubled me until I came to the house of the Prophet and mentioned that to him. He called (the man) and asked him, and he said something similar, and said that he was hoping for the reward for his steps. The Messenger of Allah said, 'You will have that (reward) that you sought'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْمُهَلَّبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ بَيْتُهُ أَقْصَى بَيْتٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ لاَ تُخْطِئُهُ الصَّلاَةُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَتَوَجَّعْتُ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا فُلاَنُ لَوْ أَنَّكَ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَارًا يَقِيكَ الرَّمَضَ وَيَرْفَعُكَ مِنَ الْوَقَعِ وَيَقِيكَ هَوَامَّ الأَرْضِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ بَيْتِي بِطُنُبِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَحَمَلْتُ بِهِ حِمْلاً حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ النَّبِيِّ ـ ﷺ ـ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَدَعَاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَذَكَرَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ يَرْجُو فِي أَثَرِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ لَكَ مَا احْتَسَبْتَ
TOPICS
reward  *  effort  *  prayer  *  ansar

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive hard in your efforts, Respect religious leaders and follow their teachings even if it means making sacrifices

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man from the Ansar who lived far away from the Prophet's house but still made an effort to attend his prayers. He was asked why he did not buy a donkey to make it easier for him, but he said that he wanted to get reward for walking such a long distance. The Prophet then praised him and said that he will get what he sought. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive hard in our efforts and be patient in our struggles as Allah rewards those who are sincere in their actions. It also shows us how much respect we should have towards our religious leaders and how important it is to follow their teachings even if it means going out of our way or making sacrifices.

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