Going early to the Friday prayer

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On Friday the angels sit at the doors of the mosques with scrolls, recording the names of the people. When the imam comes, the scrolls are rolled up." The narrator said: I said: O Sayyiduna Abu Umamah! Does the one who comes after the imam has come not have a Friday prayer? He said: He does, but he is not among those whose names are recorded in the scroll.
Imam Ahmad recorded this narration, and Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Mubarak bin Fadalah, whom a group declared thiqah (trustworthy) and others declared da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "(On Friday) the angels sit at the doors of the mosques and record the names of those who come early, rank by rank, until the imam comes; then they lift up the scrolls."
Imam Ahmad and Imam al-Tabarani, in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, recorded something similar to this. The narrators of Imam Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Friday comes, the devils go out and lead the people towards the markets, and these devils carry banners, while the angels sit at the doors of the mosques and record the names of the people according to their ranks (that is, the order of their arrival): who came first and who came after him, until the imam comes. Then whoever is near the imam, remains silent, listens attentively to the sermon and does nothing idle, receives two portions (kifl) of reward. Whoever is far from the imam, listens attentively to the sermon and does nothing idle, receives one portion of reward. Whoever is near the imam, engages in idle talk, does not remain silent and does not listen attentively to the sermon, incurs two portions of sin. And whoever is far from the imam, engages in idle talk, does not remain silent and does not listen attentively to the sermon either, incurs one portion of sin. Whoever says (to another person): Be quiet, has spoken, and whoever has spoken has no Friday prayer. Then he said: I heard your Prophet say it like this. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Imam Abu Dawud recorded part of this narration.
Imam Ahmad recorded this narration, and its chain contains a narrator whose name has not been mentioned.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When it is Friday, the angels sit at the doors of the mosques and record the names of the people according to the order of their arrival. One person is as if he gave a camel in charity, another is as if he gave a cow in charity, another is as if he gave a goat in charity, another is as if he gave a hen in charity, and another is as if he gave an egg in charity." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the muezzin calls the adhan and the imam sits on the pulpit, the scrolls are rolled up, and the angels enter the mosque and listen attentively to the remembrance (that is, the sermon)."
Imam Ahmad recorded this narration, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Attend the Friday prayer and stay close to the imam, for a man who is among the people of Paradise, if he lags behind from the Friday prayer, is held back from Paradise, even though he is one of its people."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Hakam bin Abd al-Malik, and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever on Friday takes a ritual bath, washes his head, goes early, stays close, listens attentively and remains silent, receives two portions (kifl) of reward."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Ufayr bin Ma'dan, whose weakness the hadith scholars agree upon.

With this same chain, he narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The one who goes early to the Friday prayer is like one who sacrifices a camel; the one after him is like one who sacrifices a bull (that is, gives it in charity); the one after him is like one who has a goat sacrificed; and the one after him is like one who sacrifices a hen."

Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty sends angels to the doors of the mosques on Friday, who record the names of the people who come first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth. When they reach the seventh, they are like one who offers sparrows."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir as a narration of Bishr bin Awn al-Qurashi. Ibn Hibban said: He narrated about a hundred hadith, and they are fabricated.

Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever on Friday takes a ritual bath, washes his head, goes early, sits close to the imam, listens attentively to the sermon and remains silent, receives in return for every single step he takes the reward of a year's deeds, that is, of a whole year's fasting and night prayer."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Wahhab bin al-Dahhak, and he is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever (on Friday) takes a ritual bath, washes his head, goes and goes early, stays close to the imam, remains silent and does nothing idle on Friday, Allah Almighty records for him, in return for every single step he takes towards the mosque, the reward of a year's fasting and night prayer."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Janah; I have not found anyone who mentioned him, and the rest of the narrators of this narration are thiqat (trustworthy).

Abu Ubaydah said: Sayyiduna Abdullah said: Hasten to the Friday prayers, for every Friday Allah Almighty will appear before the people of Paradise upon a dune of camphor, and they will be near to Him in proportion to how early they used to go to the Friday prayer. Allah Almighty will bestow upon them an honour the like of which they had never seen before. Then, when they return to their families, they will tell them what favours and honours Allah Almighty has bestowed upon them. The narrator said: Once Sayyiduna Abdullah entered the mosque on a Friday, and two men had already arrived before him. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Two men have come before (and I am the third); if Allah wills, He will place blessing in the third as well. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: A hadith narrated from him has also been recorded by Imam Ibn Majah; it is a marfu' narration and is shorter than this.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. The narrator named Abu Ubaydah did not hear from his father.