Mukhtasar Muslim

Narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: If people knew the reward and merit of the call to prayer and standing in the first row, and there was no other way but to draw lots, then they would draw lots for it. And if people knew the virtue of offering prayer at its earliest time, they would compete with each other for it. And if they knew the excellence of 'Isha and Fajr prayers, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.

`Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that` the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best rows among men are the first rows and the worst are the last rows, and for women, the worst rows are the first rows (when the men's rows are close to them) and the best rows are the last rows (which are farther from the men).