Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever performs a bath on Friday like the bath of major ritual impurity, then proceeds towards the mosque (and arrives in the first hour), it is as if he has offered a camel as a sacrifice. Whoever arrives in the second hour, it is as if he has offered a cow as a sacrifice. Whoever arrives in the third hour, it is as if he has offered a ram with horns as a sacrifice. Whoever arrives in the fourth hour, it is as if he has offered a chicken as a sacrifice. And whoever arrives in the fifth hour, it is as if he has offered an egg as a sacrifice. When the Imam comes out for the sermon, the angels also come forward and begin to listen to the remembrance. In another narration: When the Imam comes out for the sermon, the angels fold up their scrolls and enter the mosque to begin listening to the remembrance.