Riyad as-Salihin

Riyad as-Salihin 988

Desirability of Entering the Mosque near one's Home upon returning from a Journey for offering two Rak'ah Prayer
Arabic hadith text
عن كعب بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا قدم من سفر بدأ بالمسجد فركع فيه ركعتين ‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏
Translation
Ka'b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned from a journey, he would proceed straight to the mosque and perform two Rak'ah of (optional) prayer.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].