Intentionally choosing to live far from the mosque for the sake of reward
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it prescribed for a Muslim to intentionally seek housing far from the mosque for the sake of reward and virtue, when he is able to live near it?
Answer:
Yes, if this does not cause him hardship and he seeks the reward, then this is in accordance withSahih al-Bukhari 1.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it prescribed for a Muslim to intentionally seek housing far from the mosque for the sake of reward and virtue, when he is able to live near it?
Answer:
Yes, if this does not cause him hardship and he seeks the reward, then this is in accordance with
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 06-01-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (47:17)
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