Ubayy bin Kaab reported,

There was a man, and I do not know of anyone whose house was farther from the mosque than his, yet he never missed a prayer.It was said to him, or I said to him, "Why don't you buy a donkey to ride in the dark and on the scorching ground?"He replied, "It would not please me for my house to be next to the mosque. I want my walk to the mosque and my return home to be recorded for me."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has gathered all of that for you."In another narration: There was a man from the Ansar whose house was the farthest house in Madinah, yet he never missed a prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We felt sorry for him, so I said to him, "So-and-so, if only you would buy a donkey to protect you from the scorching ground and from the crawling creatures of the earth."He replied, "By Allah, I would not wish my house to be pitched right next to Muhammad's house ﷺ."I took this hard upon myself until I came to the Prophet of Allah ﷺ and told him about it. He summoned the man and said the same thing to him. The man explained that he hoped for reward in his footsteps.The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "You shall have what you have intended."

عن أبي بن كعب قال

كان رجل، لا أعلم رجلا أبعد من المسجد منه، وكان لا تخطئه صلاة، قال: فقيل له، أو قلت له: لو اشتريت حمارا تركبه في الظلماء وفي الرمضاء، قال: ما يسرني أن منزلي إلى جنب المسجد، إني أريد أن يكتب لي ممشاي إلى المسجد، ورجوعي إذا رجعت إلى أهلي، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: قد جمع الله لك ذلك كله. وفي رواية: كان رجل من الأنصار بيته أقصى بيت في المدينة، فكان لا تخطئه الصلاة مع رسول الله ﷺ، قال: فتوجعنا له، فقلت له: يا فلان! لو أنك اشتريت حمارا يقيك من الرمضاء، ويقيك من هوام الأرض. قال: أم والله ما أحب أن بيتي مطنب ببيت محمد ﷺ، قال: فحملت به حملا حتى أتيت نبي الله ﷺ فأخبرته، قال: فدعاه، فقال له مثل ذلك. وذكر له أنه يرجو في أثره الأجر، فقال له النبي ﷺ: إن لك ما احتسبت.