The most eminent among human beings (as a recipient of) reward (is one) who lives farthest away, and who has to walk the farthest distance, and he who waits for the prayer to observe it along with the Imam, his reward is greater than one who prays (alone) and then goes to sleep. In the narration of Abu Kuraib (the words are):" (He waits) till he prays along with the Imam in congregation." (Using translation from Muslim 662)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ أَجْرًا فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَبْعَدُهُمْ إِلَيْهَا مَمْشًى فَأَبْعَدُهُمْ وَالَّذِي يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَهَا مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّيهَا ثُمَّ يَنَامُ  

[Machine] There was a man, whom I don't know anyone from the people of Medina who prayed to the farthest mosque from his house, than anyone else. So, he used to attend the prayers with the Prophet ﷺ . It was said to him, "If you bought a donkey and rode it in the heat and darkness?" He said, "By Allah, I don't like my house to be close to the mosque. So, I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it." So, he asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, how will my traces, sins, going back to my family, turning towards them and turning away from them be written?" or similar to what he said. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah will give you all of that and will give you what you hoped for." or similar to what he said.  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مِمَّنْ يُصَلِّي الْقِبْلَةَ أَبْعَدَ مَنْزِلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْهُ فَكَانَ يَحْضُرُ الصَّلَوَاتِ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَارًا فَرَكِبْتَهُ فِي الرَّمْضَاءِ وَالظُّلْمَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ مَنْزِلِي يُلْزِقُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَأُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْمَا يُكْتَبُ أَثَرِي وَخُطَايَ وَرُجُوعِي إِلَى أَهْلِي وَإِقْبَالِي وَإِدْبَارِي أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْطَاكَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ وَأَعْطَاكَ مَا احْتَسَبْتَ أَجْمَعَ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ  

[Machine] From their houses, they approached the mosque and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked that the city would be naked. So he said, "O Banu Salimah, don't you consider your footprints?" They said, "Yes," so they sat down.  

عَنْ مَنَازِلِهِمْ فَيَدْنُوا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ تَعْرَى الْمَدِينَةُ فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ أَلَا تَحْتَسِبُونَ آثَارَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى فَأَقَامُوا  

[Machine] So the Prophet ﷺ received this message and said, "O people of Salimah, leave your homes, for only the remnants of your presence will be recorded." So they got up and said, "What pleases us is that we have transformed."  

فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ دِيَارَكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا تُكْتَبُ آثَارُكُمْ قَالَ فَأَقَامُوا وَقَالُوا مَا يَسُرُّنَا أَنَّا كُنَّا تَحَوَّلْنَا  

The Prophet ﷺ said: The further one is from the mosque , the greater will be one's reward. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 556)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْأَبْعَدُ فَالْأَبْعَدُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا