حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا کَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ کَانَ عَلَی کُلِّ بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ مَلَائِکَةٌ يَکْتُبُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَی قَدْرِ مَنَازِلِهِمْ الْأَوَّلَ فَالْأَوَّلَ فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الْإِمَامُ طَوَوْا الصُّحُفَ وَاسْتَمَعُوا الْخُطْبَةَ فَالْمُهَجِّرُ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ کَالْمُهْدِي بَدَنَةً ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ کَمُهْدِي بَقَرَةٍ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ کَمُهْدِي کَبْشٍ حَتَّی ذَکَرَ الدَّجَاجَةَ وَالْبَيْضَةَ زَادَ سَهْلٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَمَنْ جَائَ بَعْدَ ذَلِکَ فَإِنَّمَا يَجِيئُ بِحَقٍّ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1092
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: "When Friday comes, angels stand at every door of the Masjid and record the names of the people who come, in order of arrival. When the Imam comes out they close their records and listen to the sermon. The first one who comes to the prayer is like one who sacrifices a camel; the one who comes after him is like one who sacrifices a cow; the one who comes after him is like one who sacrifices a ram," (and so on) until he made mention of a hen and an egg. SaW added in his Hadith: "And whoever comes after that comes only to do his duty with regard to the prayer." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020