MERITS OF ATTENDING THE FRIDAY PRAYER H 1178 "Whosoever takes a complete shower; the same shower as after having intercourse, on a Friday and goes early to the mosque is as if he had sacrificed a camel for the sake of Allah. Whosoever proceeds to the mosque later than him it is as if he had sacrificed a cow, and whosoever goes later than him it is as if he had sacrificed a chicken; and whosoever goes last it is as if he had sacrificed an egg. When the Imam arrives the angels come to listen to his sermon." R 1178 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
1155- وعن أَبي هريرة رضي الله عنه : أنَّ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قَالَ : "مَن اغْتَسَلَ يَومَ الجُمُعَةِ غُسْلَ الجَنَابَةِ ، ثُمَّ رَاحَ في الساعة الأولى فَكَأنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَدَنَةً ، وَمَنْ رَاحَ في السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ ، فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَقَرَةً ، وَمَنْ رَاحَ في الساعة الثَّالِثَةِ ، فَكَأنَّمَا قَرَّبَ كَبْشاً أقْرَنَ ، وَمَنْ رَاحَ في السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ ، فَكَأنَّمَا قَرَّبَ دَجَاجَةً ، وَمَنْ رَاحَ في السَّاعَةِ الخَامِسَةِ ، فَكَأنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَيْضَةً ، فَإذَا خَرَجَ الإمَامُ ، حَضَرَتِ المَلاَئِكَةُ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الذِّكْرَ" متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ . قَوْله : "غُسْلُ الجَنَابَةِ" أيْ غُسلاً كغُسْلِ الجَنَابَةِ في الصِّفَةِ .