One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said, "Samiʿa l-lahu liman hamidah." A man behind him said, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu, hamdan kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi" (O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises). When the Prophet completed the prayer, he asked, "Who has said these words?" The man replied, "I." The Prophet said, "I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first." Prophet rose (from bowing) and stood straight till all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position.

كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ قَالَ أَنَا قَالَ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ

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

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

One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, Our Lord, and to Thee be praise, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you if the one who spoke (the words) just now. The man said: I (uttered) these words, Prophet of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I saw more than thirty angels racing against one another to be the one to write them first.

كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِهَا آنِفًا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلَ

"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

"We were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day and when he raised his head from bowing he said: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him).' A man behind him said: 'Rabbana wa lakal-hamd, hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih. (O our Lord, and to You be praise, much blessed and pure praise.)' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished, he said: "Who is the one who spoke just now?" The man said: 'I did, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I saw thirty-some angels rushing to see which of them would write it down first.'"

كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلاً

[AI] 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)

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا؟ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهُنَّ فَقَالَ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا

[AI] 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

One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, Our Lord, and to Thee be praise, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you if the one who spoke (the words) just now. The man said: I (uttered) these words, Prophet of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I saw more than thirty angels racing against one another to be the one to write them first. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 770)

كُنَّا نُصَلِّي يَوْمًا وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلًا

Malik related to me from Nuaym ibn Abdullah ibn al-Mujmir from AIi ibn Yahya az-Zuraqi from his father that Rifaa ibn Rafi said, "One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from ruku and said, 'Allah hears the one who praises Him' (Sami Allahu liman hamidah). A man behind him said, 'Our Lord, praise belongs to you - blessed, pure and abundant praise' (Rabbana wa laka'l hamd, hamdan kathiran tayiban mubarakan fihi). When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished, he said, 'Who was it who spoke just now?' The man said, 'I did, Messenger of Allah,' and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I saw more than thirty angels rushing to it to see which one of them would record it first.' "

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهُنَّ أَوَّلاً

[AI] Al-Qa'nabi praised what was recited by Malik and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Salamah informed me, narrating from Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi, who narrated from Yahya ibn Bukayr, who narrated from Malik, and Ahmad ibn Ja'far informed us, narrating from Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who narrated from his father, who said: I read upon Abdurrahman ibn Mahdi from Malik, from Nuaim ibn Abdullah al-Mujmir, from Ali ibn Yahya ibn Khalbadd al-Zurqi, from his father, from Rifaa'ah ibn Rafa', from whom he narrated that he said: "One day, we were praying with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . When he raised his head from the prostration, he said, 'Allah listens to the one who praises Him.' A man said, 'Our Lord, to You belongs all praise, abundant, pure, blessed, and plentiful.' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he said, 'Who spoke earlier?' The man said, 'It was me, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I saw thirty-two angels competing to write it down.'"

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا مَالِكٌ وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُجْمِرِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَّادٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ جَزِيلًا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا»

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»

One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, Our Lord, and to Thee be praise, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you if the one who spoke (the words) just now. The man said: I (uttered) these words, Prophet of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I saw more than thirty angels racing against one another to be the one to write them first. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 770)

كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ وَقَالَ «سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟ » فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ»

قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَلَمَّا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ الْكَلِمَةَ ؟ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ اكْتَنَفُوهَا فَعَرَجُوا بِهَا فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى تَغَيَّبَتْ عَنِّي وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو إِلَّا بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ

قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَانْتَهَى إِلَى الْقَوْمِ وَقَدِ انْبَهَرَ فَقَالَ حِينَ قَامَ فِي الصَّلاةِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَوْ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ؟ فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَوْ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ أَوْ قَالَ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا فَقَالَ يَا رَسولَ اللهِ إِنِّي انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الصَّفِّ وَقَدِ انْبَهَرْتُ أَوْ قَالَ حَفَزَنِي النَّفَسُ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيَّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَلْيَمْشِ عَلَى هَيْئَتِهِ فَلْيُصَلِّ مَا أَدْرَكَ وَلْيَقْضِ مَا سَبَقَهُ

[AI] A man was with the Prophet of Allah ﷺ praising Allah abundantly and beautifully. So the Prophet of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who is the owner of these words?" The man remained silent and thought that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ disapproved of something he disliked. Then the Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "Who is it? As he did not say anything except the truth." The man said, "I said it, O Messenger of Allah, hoping for goodness through it." The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, I saw thirteen angels competing to raise your words to Allah, the Most High and Blessed."

رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَاحِبُ الْكَلِمَةِ؟» فَسَكَتَ الرَّجُلُ وَرَأَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ هُجِمَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى شَيْءٍ كَرِهَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ هُوَ؟ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ إِلَّا صَوَابًا» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا قُلْتُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرْجُو بِهَا الْخَيْرَ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَ كَلِمَتَكَ أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى»

[AI] Al-Qa'nabi narrated to us, and Bakr ibn Sahl al-Dimyati narrated to us, and Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us, and Ali ibn al-Mubarak al-San'ani narrated to us, and Ismail ibn Abi Uwais narrated to us, all of them from Malik, from Nuaim al-Mujmir, from Ali ibn Yahya al-Zurqi, from his father, from Rifaa ibn Rafa who said: "We were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, and when he raised his head from the rukoo', he said: 'Allah hears the one who praises Him.' A man behind him said: 'Our Lord, and to You is the praise, abundant, good, and blessed.' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he said: 'Who spoke up?.' The man said: 'It was me, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I saw thirty-three angels racing to write it down, which one of them would record it first.'"

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الدِّمْيَاطِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نُعَيْمٍ الْمُجْمِرِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَى الزُّرَقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ وَقَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنَ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بَضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلًا»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for us one day. When he raised his head from the prostration, he said, "Allah hears the one who praises Him." Then a man behind him said, "Our Lord, to You belong abundant praises, good and blessed." When the Prophet ﷺ finished, he said three times, "Who was the one who spoke earlier?" The man said, "It was me, O Messenger of Allah." He ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, I have seen thirty-two angels competing to write it down, to whom should it be attributed first?"

صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا صَلَاةً فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ خَلْفَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ «مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلًا»

One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, Our Lord, and to Thee be praise, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you if the one who spoke (the words) just now. The man said: I (uttered) these words, Prophet of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I saw more than thirty angels racing against one another to be the one to write them first. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 770)

كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبِّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟» قَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلِكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ؟»

"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»

[AI] He said: "One day, we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from bowing and said, 'Allah listens to the one who praises Him,' a man behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Our Lord, to You is all praise, abundant, pure, and blessed.' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he said, 'Who spoke abruptly?' The man said, 'It was me, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I saw thirty-three angels racing one another to write it down which of them would take it first.'"

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعَ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ آنِفًا؟ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بَضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلَ

[AI] 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

"مَنْ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنفًا؟ لَقَدْ رَأَيتُ بضْعَةً وَثَلاثينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ".

حم، خ، ن، حب عن رفاعة بن رافع الزرقى أن رجلا قال: "ربنا ولك الحمد حمدًا كثيرًا طيبًا مباركًا فيه".