Question:
Those who drive cars or ride bikes, do they enter into [the Hadith] about taking more steps to the Masaajid?*
Answer:
No doubt, whether he arrives on his feet or by car. This distance he travels, he will be rewarded for the steps.
[Sharh Tirmidhi no. 13]
Translated by
Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan
* The Hadith in reference is the following:
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ”ألا أدلكم على ما يمحو الله به الخطايا، ويرفع به الدرجات؟ ” قالوا بلى يا رسول الله. قال: إسباغ الوضوء على المكاره، وكثرة الخطا إلى المساجد، وانتظار الصلاة بعد الصلاة، فذلكم الرباط، فذلكم الرباط
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Shall I not tell you something by which Allah effaces the sins and elevates the ranks (in Jannah).” The Companions said: “Yes (please tell us), O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Performing the Wudu’ properly in spite of difficult circumstances, walking with more paces to the mosque, and waiting for the next Salat (prayer) after a observing Salat; and that is Ar-Ribat, and that is Ar-Ribat.
[Reported by Muslim no. 251, Tirmidhi no. 51, and others]
