Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Banu Salamah intended to leave their area and build houses near the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked that Madinah should become crowded and said, "O Banu Salamah! Do you not believe in the reward for your steps?" They replied, "Why not." Then they decided to remain in their own place.

Hasan narrates that the houses of Banu Salamah were far from the mosque. They decided to move closer to the mosque so that they could pray with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to them, "O Banu Salamah! Do you not wish to earn reward for your footsteps?" They replied, "Why not?" Then they remained in their same houses.

Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b narrates that there was a man in Madinah, and in my opinion, among those who faced the Qiblah and prayed, his house was the farthest from the mosque. Someone said to him, "You should get a donkey so that during rain and darkness you can ride it to the mosque." He replied, "I do not like at all that my house should be adjacent to the mosque." This matter was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he himself also presented himself and said, "Are my steps to and from the mosque also written in my book of deeds?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah has granted you this as well, and in addition, whatever deed in which you hoped for reward, Allah has granted you that too."

Ibn Abi Laila says that when the Banu Salamah intended to move their houses closer to the mosque, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to them that for every step a good deed is written.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Are you not able, after offering the obligatory prayer, to move forward, backward, or to your right or left and then offer the voluntary (nafl) prayers?"

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) says that for offering Nafl prayers, one should move forward or backward.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), Ibn Zubair, Abu Saeed, and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say that a person should not perform voluntary prayers (nafl) until he moves from the place where he has performed the obligatory prayer.

Hazrat Aamir says that a person should not offer nafl (voluntary) prayers until he has moved one or two steps forward or backward.

Hazrat Hisham says that when my father performed any obligatory prayer, he would move away from that place and recite tasbih.

Hazrat Ibn Masood was asked whether a person can offer voluntary prayers (nafl) at the same place where he has performed the obligatory prayers (fard). He replied that there is no harm in it.