أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مَالِکٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَی الزُّرَقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ قَالَ کُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَائَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ الرَّکْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَائَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَکَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا کَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَکًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ الْمُتَکَلِّمُ آنِفًا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَکًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَکْتُبُهَا أَوَّلًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1067
It was narrated that Rifa’ah bin Rafi’ said: “We were praying behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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: ‘Rabbanawa lakAl- hamdan Kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih. (our Lord, and to You be the praise, much blessed and pure praise.)’ When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم had finished he said: ‘Who is the one who spoke just now?’ The man said: ‘I did, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘I saw thirty-some angels rushing to see which of them would write it down first.”(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020