Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs ghusl on Friday, uses perfume if he has it, wears the best clothes, then goes out until he reaches the mosque, then performs (optional) prayer as much as he is able, and does not cause harm to anyone, then remains silent from the time the Imam comes until the prayer is finished, then (this action) will be an expiation for the sins committed between this Friday and the previous Friday.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever performs ablution well on the day of Jumu’ah, then comes for Jumu’ah, sits near the Imam in silence, and listens attentively to the sermon, his sins between this Jumu’ah and the next Jumu’ah, and an additional three days, will be forgiven. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: And whoever touches the pebbles has certainly engaged in idle action.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever performs a bath on Friday like the bath of major ritual impurity, then proceeds towards the mosque (and arrives in the first hour), it is as if he has offered a camel as a sacrifice. Whoever arrives in the second hour, it is as if he has offered a cow as a sacrifice. Whoever arrives in the third hour, it is as if he has offered a ram with horns as a sacrifice. Whoever arrives in the fourth hour, it is as if he has offered a chicken as a sacrifice. And whoever arrives in the fifth hour, it is as if he has offered an egg as a sacrifice. When the Imam comes out for the sermon, the angels also come forward and begin to listen to the remembrance. In another narration: When the Imam comes out for the sermon, the angels fold up their scrolls and enter the mosque to begin listening to the remembrance.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The one who hastens early towards Friday is like one who offers a camel in sacrifice; the one who comes after him is like one who offers a cow in sacrifice; and the one who comes after him is like one who offers a ram in sacrifice. Then, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also mentioned a chicken and an egg.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The sun neither rises nor sets on any day better than Friday. Every creature is anxious on the day of Friday, except for two groups: the jinn and mankind. On this day, at every door of the mosque, there are two angels who record those who arrive first. The one who comes first is like one who offers a camel in sacrifice; the one who comes after him is like one who offers a cow in sacrifice; the one who comes after him is like one who offers a goat in sacrifice; the one who comes after him is like one who offers a bird in sacrifice; and the one who comes after him is like one who offers an egg in sacrifice. When the Imam sits (on the pulpit), the records are folded up.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the day of Friday comes, the angels sit at the doors of the mosques and begin to record the people according to their order of arrival. The one who comes first is like one who offers a camel as a sacrifice, the one who comes after him is like one who offers a cow as a sacrifice, the one who comes after him is like one who offers a goat as a sacrifice, the one who comes after him is like one who offers a chicken as a sacrifice, the one who comes after him is like one who offers a sparrow as a sacrifice, and the one who comes after him is like one who offers an egg as a sacrifice (i.e., they receive reward equivalent to these sacrifices). Then, when the muezzin calls the adhan and the imam sits on the pulpit, the records are closed and the angels enter the mosque to listen to the (sermon's) remembrance.

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the day of Friday comes, the devils go out carrying their flags and stop people towards the markets, while the angels sit at the doors of the mosques and begin to write the people according to their ranks, that is, the one who comes first, then the one who comes second, then the one who comes after him, (this sequence continues) until the Imam comes out. So whoever sits close to the Imam, listens to the sermon attentively and silently, and does not engage in any idle act, for him there are two rewards. And whoever sits far from the Imam, but listens to the sermon attentively, remains silent, and does not engage in any idle act, for him there is one reward. And whoever sits close to the Imam, but engages in idle acts and neither remains silent nor listens to the sermon attentively, upon him are two portions of sin. And whoever sits far from the Imam, engages in idle acts, neither remains silent nor listens to the sermon attentively, upon him is one portion of sin. And whoever says to someone, "Be silent," then he has spoken, and whoever has spoken, his Friday (Jumu'ah) is not valid. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this in the same way.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, the angels sit at the doors of the mosques on the day of Jumu’ah and record the people according to their ranks, that so-and-so person came at such-and-such hour and so-and-so at such-and-such time, and so-and-so came when the Imam was delivering the sermon, and so-and-so caught the prayer but did not attain Jumu’ah, because he missed the sermon.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Three types of people attend the Friday (prayer): One man attends with supplication and prayer (during the sermon), (the ruling for such a person is that) he has supplicated to his Lord; if He wills, He will grant it, and if He wills, He will not grant it. The second man attends with silence and quietness, and that is his due. And the third man attends with idle talk, so his share is only that (idle act) itself.

(Second chain of narration) And there is a person who attends the sermon with silence and calmness, and neither steps over any Muslim’s neck nor causes harm to anyone, then such a Friday becomes an expiation for his sins until the next Friday and for three more days. Indeed, Allah Almighty says: Whoever does a good deed will receive ten times its reward.