A man came panting and entered the row of worshippers and said: Praise be to Allah, much praised and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer he said: Who amongst you uttered these words? The people remained silent. He (the Prophet again said) -: Who amongst you uttered these words? He said nothing wrong. Then a man said: I came and had a difficulty in breathing, so I uttered them. He replied: I saw twelve angels facing one another as to who will take them up (to Allah).  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ فَدَخَلَ الصَّفَّ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was leading us in prayer when a man came and entered the masjid, and he was out of breath. He said: 'Allahu Akbar, al-hamdulillahi hamdan kathiran tayiban mubarakan fih. (Allah is Most Great, praise be to Allah, much good and blessed praise.)' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished his prayer he said: 'Which of you is the one who spoke these words?' The people kept quiet. He said: 'He did not say anything bad.' The man said: 'I did, O Messenger of Allah. I came and I was out of breath, and I said it.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'I saw twelve angels rushing to see which of them would take it up.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِنَا إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا قَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا  

A man came panting to join the row of worshippers, and said: Allah is most great; praise be to Allah, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you is the one who spoke the words? He said nothing wrong. Then the man said: I (said), Messenger of Allah ﷺ; I came and had difficulty in breathing, so I said them. He said: I saw twelve angels racing against one another to be the one to take them to Allah. The narrator Humaid added: When any of you comes for praying, he should walk as usual (i.e. he should not hasten and run quickly); then he should pray as much as he finds it (along with the imam), and should offer the part of the prayer himself (when the prayer is finished) which the Imam had offered before him.  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا وَزَادَ حُمَيْدٌ فِيهِ وَإِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَمْشِ نَحْوَ مَا كَانَ يَمْشِي فَلْيُصَلِّ مَا أَدْرَكَهُ وَلْيَقْضِ مَا سَبَقَهُ  

[Machine] A man came quickly walking towards the people, and he appeared to be astonished. When he stood up to pray, he said, "Praise be to Allah, abundant, pure and blessed praise." After the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer, he asked, "Who was the speaker or who said it?" The people remained silent, so he repeated, "Who was the speaker or who said it? Surely, he said something good or did not say anything bad?" The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I arrived at the prayer row and I was astonished or inspired by my breath." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, I saw twelve angels rushing to compete for it. Which one of them would raise it?" Then he said, "When one of you comes to prayer, let them walk carefully and continue praying what they have caught up with and make up for what they have missed."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ أَسْرَعَ الْمَشْيَ فَانْتَهَى إِلَى الْقَوْمِ وَقَدِ انْبَهَرَ فَقَالَ حِينَ قَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَوْ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَوْ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ خَيْرًا أَوْ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الصَّفِّ وَقَدِ انْبَهَرْتُ أَوْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ قَالَ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَمْشِ عَلَى هِينَتِهِ فَلْيُصَلِّ مَا أَدْرَكَ وَيَقْضِ مَا سَبَقَهُ  

A man came panting to join the row of worshippers, and said: Allah is most great; praise be to Allah, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you is the one who spoke the words? He said nothing wrong. Then the man said: I (said), Messenger of Allah ﷺ; I came and had difficulty in breathing, so I said them. He said: I saw twelve angels racing against one another to be the one to take them to Allah. The narrator Humaid added: When any of you comes for praying, he should walk as usual (i.e. he should not hasten and run quickly); then he should pray as much as he finds it (along with the imam), and should offer the part of the prayer himself (when the prayer is finished) which the Imam had offered before him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 763)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ فَدَخَلَ الصَّفَّ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ؟ فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِهَا؟ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ إِلَّا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا وَزَادَ حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَمْشِ عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا كَانَ يَمْشِي فَلْيُصَلِّ مَا أَدْرَكَوَلْيَقْضِ مَا سَبَقَهُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالْإِرْمَامُ السُّكُوتُ  

[Machine] The prayer was being held when a man came rushing and stopped, his breath labored or astonished. When he reached the row, he said: "Praise be to Allah, abundant, pure, and blessed praise." When the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , finished his prayer, he said: "Which one of you was speaking?" The people remained silent. He said: "Which one of you was speaking, for indeed he said something good, and did not say anything wrong." The man said: "O Messenger of Allah, I hastened my walk and reached the row, and said what I said." He (the Messenger of Allah) said: "I saw twelve angels hastening to raise it, which one of them will raise it? Then he said: 'When any one of you comes for the prayer, let him walk calmly and pray what he catches, and make up for what he misses.'"  

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَى فَانْتَهَى وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ أَوْ انْبَهَرَ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ؟ فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ خَيْرًا وَلَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا أَسْرَعْتُ الْمَشْيَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَقُلْتُ الَّذِي قُلْتُ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَمْشِ عَلَى هِينَتِهِ فَلْيُصَلِّ مَا أَدْرَكَ وَلْيَقْضِ مَا سُبِقَهُ  

A man came panting to join the row of worshippers, and said: Allah is most great; praise be to Allah, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you is the one who spoke the words? He said nothing wrong. Then the man said: I (said), Messenger of Allah ﷺ; I came and had difficulty in breathing, so I said them. He said: I saw twelve angels racing against one another to be the one to take them to Allah. The narrator Humaid added: When any of you comes for praying, he should walk as usual (i.e. he should not hasten and run quickly); then he should pray as much as he finds it (along with the imam), and should offer the part of the prayer himself (when the prayer is finished) which the Imam had offered before him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 763)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ «أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ؟ » فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ «أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ؟ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا؟ » فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهُنَّ فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا ابْتَدَرَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was leading us in prayer when a man came and entered the masjid, and he was out of breath. He said: 'Allahu Akbar, al-hamdulillahi hamdan kathiran tayiban mubarakan fih. (Allah is Most Great, praise be to Allah, much good and blessed praise.)' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished his prayer he said: 'Which of you is the one who spoke these words?' The people kept quiet. He said: 'He did not say anything bad.' The man said: 'I did, O Messenger of Allah. I came and I was out of breath, and I said it.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'I saw twelve angels rushing to see which of them would take it up.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 901)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِنَا إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ «أَيُّكُمُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَاتٍ؟» فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا» قَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا»  

[Machine] A man came and walked quickly until he reached the people, and he was amazed, so when he stood up to pray he said, "All praise is due to Allah, abundant, pure, and blessed praise." When the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer, he said, "Who was the speaker? Who was the one speaking?" He said, "He has said something good, and he did not say anything harmful. O Messenger of Allah, I have reached the row and I was amazed, and my breath was still fast." He said, "I saw twelve angels racing to get ahead of one another with raising it (the praise), then he said, 'When any one of you come for the prayer, let him walk with calmness, pray what he has already caught up with, and complete what he has missed.'"  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَأَسْرَعَ الْمَشْيَ فَانْتَهَى إِلَى الْقَوْمِ وَقَدِ انْبَهَرَ فَقَالَ حِينَ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ؟ وَمَنِ الْقَائِلُ؟ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ خَيْرًا لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الصَّفِّ وَقَدِ انْبَهَرْتُ وَحَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا إِلَيْهِمْ بِرَفْعِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَمْشِ عَلَى هُنَيَّةٍ وَيُصَلِّي مَا أَدْرَكَ وَيَقْضِي مَا سَبَقَهُ  

"قَالَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ : الْحَمْدُ لله كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : مَنْ صَاحِبُ الْكَلِمَةِ؟ فَسَكَتَ الرَّجُلُ وَرَأَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ هَجَمَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى شَىْء كَرِهَهُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : مَنْ هُوَ؟ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ إِلاَّ صَوَابًا، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَنَا قُلْتُهًا يَارَسُولَ اللهِ! أَرْجُو بِهَا الْخَيْرَ، قَالَ: وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ ثَلاَثةَ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِروُنَ كَلِمَتَكَ أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى اللهِ".