حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ التَّيْمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ كَهْمَسًا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَرَادَ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلُوا إِلَى قُرْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ وَالْبِقَاعُ خَالِيَةٌ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ دِيَارَكُمْ تُكْتَبْ آثَارُكُمْ فَقَالُوا مَا كَانَ يَسُرُّنَا أَنَّا كُنَّا تَحَوَّلْنَا
Telah menceritakan kepada kami ['Ashim bin Nadar At Taimi] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Mu'tamir] katanya; Aku mendengar [Kahmas] menceritakan dari [Abu Nadlrah] dari [Jabir bin Abdullah] katanya; Bani Salamah berkeinginan pindah ke dekat masjid. Jabir melanjutkan; "Ketika itu, ada beberapa lahan yang masih kosong. Ketika berita ini sampai ke Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, beliau lalu bersabda; "Wahai Bani Salamah, Pertahankanlah rumah kalian, sebab langkah kalian akan dicatat." Selanjutnya mereka berkata; "Setelah itu kami tak ingin lagi pindah rumah." (HR. Muslim: 1069)
Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Banu Salama decided to shift near the mosque (as there were) some plots vacant. This (news) reached the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), whereupon he said: O people of the Salama tribe, you better stay in your houses (where you are living), for your footsteps are recorded They said. We could not be more delighted even by shifting (near the mosque) as we were delighted (on hearing these words from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). (Muslim: 1069)