In another narration, Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “While a man was walking on the road, he found a thorny branch lying on the road. He then removed the branch from the road. Allah appreciated this action and forgave him.” (Saheeh Bukhaari #652 & Saheeh Muslim #1914)

In this Hadith, we see that removing a harmful object from the pathway is an action that is pleasing to Allah Ta‘ala and a means of gaining forgiveness from Allah Ta‘ala.