The Everlasting Deeds
The everlasting righteous deeds
The reward of praying in the first row
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said
If people knew what reward there is in the call to prayer and the first row
And could find no other way to attain it than by drawing lots, they would surely do so
And if they knew the reward in arriving early for prayer, they would race toward it
And if they knew the reward in the night prayer and the dawn prayer
They would come to them even if they had to crawl
Narrated by al-Bukhari
The meaning of "drawing lots" is to cast lots
"Arriving early" means hastening to the prayer
"The night prayer" refers to the Isha prayer