And it has reached us from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Mina is the resting place of whoever arrives (there) first."
And from Sayyiduna Asmar bin Mudarris (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever is first to something that no Muslim has reached before him, it is his." What is meant by this is reviving barren land.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / Q20484