Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 402M — Congregational prayer

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us and said: "Whoever regularly keeps to the congregational prayer, wherever he may be and with whomever he may be, will pass over the Sirat like flashing lightning in the first group, along with those who are foremost, and his face will be brighter and more radiant than the moon on the night of the full moon. For every day and night in which he kept to the congregation, he will have the reward of a martyr. And whoever keeps to the front row and catches the first takbir (the opening takbir) without harming any believer, Allah Almighty will give him a reward equal to that of the mu'adhdhins on the Day of Resurrection."
(18) Imam al-Harith mentioned this hadith concerning the reward of the mu'adhdhins, and it has already passed in the chapter on the call to prayer.
This is a mawdu' (fabricated) report, which al-Harith narrated in a lengthy text of about five pages.