Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: For one of you to pray on the stony ground of al-Harrah is better for him than to sit (at home) until, when the imam stands to deliver the sermon, he comes stepping over the necks of the people.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5889