Muwatta 443

A report that Malik transmits from Sumayy, client of Abu Bakr, that Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman used to say, in the chapter on waiting for prayer and walking to it: whoever goes or comes to the mosque seeking nothing but to learn something good or teach it, then returns to his house, is like one who strives in God's path and returns with spoils. The editor notes that Abu Mus'ab and Suwayd transmitted it, and that al-Zurqani cites Ibn Abd al-Barr that such a thing is not known by opinion, since it asserts a matter unseen about God's reward. ¹

Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Prayer. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith and Sumayy, client of Abu Bakr. Built on in the chapters on prayer and seeking knowledge.