5/50. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 665a — Stay Where Your Steps Are Recorded
The virtue of taking many steps to the masjid
Hadith About Banu Salama and Recorded Footsteps to the Mosque
Sahih Muslim : 665a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 665a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ خَلَتِ الْبِقَاعُ حَوْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَرَادَ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ أَنْ يَنْتَقِلُوا إِلَى قُرْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُمْ " إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَنْتَقِلُوا قُرْبَ الْمَسْجِدِ " . قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَرَدْنَا ذَلِكَ . فَقَالَ " يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ دِيَارَكُمْ تُكْتَبْ آثَارُكُمْ دِيَارَكُمْ تُكْتَبْ آثَارُكُمْ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
There were some plots vacant around the mosque. Banu Salama decided to shift (to this land) and come near the mosque. This (news) reached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said to them (Banu Salama): I have received (information) that you intend to shift near the mosque. They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah, we have taken this decision. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: O Banu Salama, live in your houses, for your steps are recorded; live in your houses, for your steps are recorded.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 665aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 352USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1407
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 665a
This hadith about Banu Salama and recorded footsteps shows how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم valued their walk to the mosque. Vacant plots were available near the mosque, and Banu Salama wanted to move closer. When the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم heard of it, he asked them about their plan. They said yes, they had decided to move. He then said, "O Banu Salama, live in your houses, for your steps are recorded; live in your houses, for your steps are recorded." The repeated wording makes the message clear. Their path to the mosque mattered. For anyone searching your footsteps are recorded hadith, this narration gives the exact point in simple words.
What we learn from this hadith
- Banu Salama wanted to move closer to the mosque.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told them to remain in their homes.
- The reason given in the hadith is that their footsteps were recorded.
