عن أبي هريرة: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: لو يعلم الناس ما في النداء والصف الأول ثم لم يجدوا إلا أن يستهموا عليه لاستهموا ولو يعلمون ما في التهجير لاستبقوا إليه ولو يعلمون ما في العتمة والصبح لأتوهما ولو حبوا (صحيح البخاري، الرقم: 615)

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “If people only knew the immense virtues and rewards for calling out the azaan and standing in the first saff for salaah, and they did not find any way (to acquire their virtues) besides drawing lots for them, then they would certainly draw lots (to acquire their virtues), and if they (people) only knew the immense virtues and rewards for coming early for salaah, they would certainly hasten in coming for salaah, and if they (people) only knew the immense virtues and rewards for performing the esha and fajr salaah (with jamaat in the musjid), they would certainly attend these two salaah, even if they had to drag themselves on their buttocks while coming.”