The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The sun does not rise nor set on any day better than Friday. There is no creature that does not tremble in awe of the Day of Jumuah, except for these two heavy ones, the jinn and humankind. Over every person are two angels who record those who arrive earliest, in order. The first is like one who offers a camel as sacrifice, the next like one who offers a cow, then one who offers a sheep, then one who offers a bird, then one who offers an egg. When the imam sits down, the pages are folded up."
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: لا تطلع الشمس بيوم ولا تغرب بأفضل من يوم الجمعة. وما من دابة إلا وهي تفزع ليوم الجمعة إلا هذان الثقلان من الجن والإنس. وعلى كل إنسان ملكان يكتبان الأول فالأول: كرجل قدم بدنة، وكرجل قدم بقرة، وكرجل قدم شاة، وكرجل قدم طيرا، وكرجل قدم بيضة، فإذا قعد الإمام طويت الصحف.
Imam Ahmad (9896) narrated it from Muhammad bin Jafar, who said, Shubah narrated to us, saying, I heard Ala relate from his father, from Abu Hurairah. Its chain is hasan because of Ala bin Abdul-Rahman, for he is hasan al-hadith. Ibn Khuzayma (1727) and Ibn Hibban (2770) graded it sahih, and both of them narrated it through this route, restricting themselves to only the first and second sections of the hadith. Ibn Khuzayma (1770) and Ibn Hibban (2774) also narrated it from the hadith of Ala bin Abdul-Rahman, from his father, restricting themselves to the final section of it.