Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Whoever takes a bath on Friday like the bath for janabah and then goes to the prayer in the first hour, it is as if he sacrificed a camel; in the second hour, a cow; in the third, a horned ram; in the fourth, a hen; in the fifth, an egg. When the imam comes out, the angels come in to listen to the reminder.
Sahih al-Bukhari 881, Sahih Muslim 850
What this hadith teaches
The reward depends on how early you arrive. Late-comers miss the angels' record.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Friday (Jumu'ah)
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ غُسْلَ الْجَنَابَةِ ثُمَّ رَاحَ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَدَنَةً، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَقَرَةً، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ كَبْشًا أَقْرَنَ، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ دَجَاجَةً، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَيْضَةً، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الإِمَامُ حَضَرَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الذِّكْرَ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 881, as given on sunnah.com.