أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا کَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ کَانَ عَلَی کُلِّ بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ مَلَائِکَةٌ يَکْتُبُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَی مَنَازِلِهِمْ الْأَوَّلَ فَالْأَوَّلَ فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الْإِمَامُ طُوِيَتْ الصُّحُفُ وَاسْتَمَعُوا الْخُطْبَةَ فَالْمُهَجِّرُ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ کَالْمُهْدِي بَدَنَةً ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ کَالْمُهْدِي بَقَرَةً ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ کَالْمُهْدِي کَبْشًا حَتَّی ذَکَرَ الدَّجَاجَةَ وَالْبَيْضَةَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1391
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah, who was attributing it to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم “When Friday comes, at every gate of the Masjid there are angels who write down the people’s names in the order in which they come, then when the Imam comes out, they roll up the scrolls and listen to the Khutbah. The one who comes early to the prayer is like the one who sacrifices a camel, then the one who comes after him is like the one who sacrifices a cow, then the one who comes after him is like the one who sacrifices a ram” until he mentioned a chicken and an egg.(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020