وَعَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ
قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَلُونَ الصُّفُوفَ الْأُولَى وَمَا مِنْ خُطْوَةٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ من خطْوَة يمشيها يصل العَبْد بهَا صفا»
Al-Bara ibn Azib told how God’s Messenger used to say, “God and His angels bless those who are near the first rows, and no step is more pleasing to God than one a worshipper takes to reach a row.”
Mishkat al-Masabih 1034, Book 5, Prayer, Hadith 512. 1 min read