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"لَوْ تَعْلَمُون مَا فِي الصَّفِّ الأوَّل مَا كَانَتْ إلا قُرْعَةً".  

[م] مسلم [هـ] ابن ماجة عن أبي هريرة

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ibnmajah:998 – Abū Thawr Ibrāhīm b. Khālid > Abū Qaṭan > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Khilās > Abū Rāfiʿ > Abū Hurayrah

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If they knew what (goodness) there is in the first row, they would cast lots for it.’”  

ابن ماجة:٩٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ثَوْرٍ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قَطَنٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ خِلاَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ لَكَانَتْ قُرْعَةٌ