أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَغَرُّ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْمُهَجِّرِ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ کَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي الْبَدَنَةَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَی إِثْرِهِ کَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الْبَقَرَةَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَی إِثْرِهِ کَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الْکَبْشَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَی إِثْرِهِ کَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الدَّجَاجَةَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَی إِثْرِهِ کَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الْبَيْضَةَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 868
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “The likeness of one who comes early to prayer is that of one who sacrificed a camel, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed a cow, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed a ram, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed a chicken, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed an egg.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020