The benefits of the hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever takes a bath on Friday like the bath for major ritual impurity and then goes to the mosque, it is as if he had offered a camel; and whoever goes in the second hour, it is as if he had offered a cow; and whoever goes in the third hour, it is as if he had offered a horned ram; and whoever goes in the fourth hour, it is as if he had offered a chicken; and whoever goes in the fifth hour, it is as if he had offered an egg. And when the imam comes out, the angels come to listen to the remembrance.”

The Shaykh : In this is evidence for several points: First, the virtue of arriving early along with taking a bath. Among its benefits is also that one who arrives early without taking a bath does not obtain this reward. It also includes the benefit that the reward is of the same kind as the deed, and the reward is according to the magnitude of the deed, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distinguished between those who arrive early and those who arrive late.
It also includes that the angels love the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, they refrain from their work so that they are not occupied with it to the detriment of listening to the sermon. Thus, they are present to listen. It also includes that the sermon is called a remembrance, due to his saying: . Here, the saying of Allah the Exalted applies to the preacher: , because the sermon is a remembrance, and the prayer follows it immediately. Branching from this benefit is evidence for the virtue of the Friday imam if he is the one delivering the sermon, and that he falls under this verse.
It also contains evidence that the angels have hearing and listening, due to his saying: .