Sahih Muslim 664
Sahih Muslim · Book 5: The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer · The virtue of taking many steps to the masjid
Jabir b. 'Abdullah narrated:
وَحَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ كَانَتْ دِيَارُنَا نَائِيَةً عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَبِيعَ، بُيُوتَنَا فَنَقْتَرِبَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " إِنَّ لَكُمْ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ دَرَجَةً " .
Our houses were situated far away from the mosque; we, therefore, decided to sell our houses so that we may be able to come near the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us (to do so) and said: There is for every step (towards the mosque) a degree (of reward) for you.