Coming To Prayer Early (before others)
Darussalam · Volume 1
10. The Book OfLeading The Prayer(Al-Imâmah)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 864 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 116
Source no. 864 · Volume 3 · Page 8
Sahih
صحيح، وهو طرف حديث يأتي بتمامه في "الجمعة" (٣ / ٩٧) ، ابن ماجة (١٠٩٤)
Source no. 832 · Volume 1 · Page 188
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٠٩٤: ق- وهو طرف حديث يأتي بتمامه في "الجمعة" (٣/ ٩٧).
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865. Abû Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The likeness of one who comes early to prayer is that of one who sacrificed a camel, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed a cow, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed a ram, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed a chicken, then the one who comes after him is like one who sacrificed an egg." (Sahîh)
864 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَغَرُّ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُمَا، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْمُهَجِّرِ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي الْبَدَنَةَ، ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَى إِثْرِهِ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الْبَقَرَةَ، ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَى إِثْرِهِ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الْكَبْشَ، ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَى إِثْرِهِ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الدَّجَاجَةَ، ثُمَّ الَّذِي عَلَى إِثْرِهِ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي الْبَيْضَةَ»
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Here, sacrifice means offering. Some people maintaining it to mean sacrificial offerings have tried to prove the permissibility of sacrificing a hen. But how could an egg be slaughtered? Resorting to these types of ridiculous issues is to rebel against the majority of scholars and to present oneself in bad taste and turn oneself into a laughing stock! Basing one's argument merely on words often degenerates into misguidance. One should follow the action adopted by the dominant majority of the Prophet's ﷺ Companions and their successors.