The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While a man was walking along a road, he found a thorny branch on the path and removed it. Allah appreciated this from him and forgave him."
قال قرأت على عبد الرحمن: مالك عن سمي مولى أبي بكر بن عبد الرحمن عن أبي صالح السمان
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال بينما رجل يمشي بطريق وجد غصن شوك على الطريق فأخذه فشكر الله عز وجل له فغفر له
Its chain of transmission is sahih. It was mentioned previously at and is found in the Sahihayn.10840m1 - And he said, "The martyrs are five, the one who dies of plague, the one who dies of an abdominal disease, the one who drowns, the one who is killed by a collapsing structure, and the martyr in the cause of Allah." Sahih (10840m1)Its chain of transmission is sahih, like the one before it, and it was mentioned previously at
with similar wording.10840m2 - And he said, "If people knew what reward there is in the call to prayer and the first row, and then found no way to it except by drawing lots, they would draw lots for it. And if they knew what reward there is in going early to the prayer, they would race to it. And if they knew what reward there is in the night prayer and the dawn prayer, they would come to them even if they had to crawl." Sahih (10840m2)Its chain of transmission is sahih, like the one before it, and it was mentioned previously at
with similar wording.