Sahih Muslim Book - 5, Hadith - 1357

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ وَثَابِتٌ وَحُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ فَدَخَلَ الصَّفَّ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ. فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ « أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِالْكَلِمَاتِ ». فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ « أَيُّكُمُ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا ». فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ حَفَزَنِى النَّفَسُ فَقُلْتُهَا. فَقَالَ « لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَرْفَعُهَا ».

It was narrated from Anas that a man came and joined the row (in prayer), out of breath, and he said: "Al-hamdulillahi hamdan kathiran mubarakan fih (Praise be to Allah, much good and blessed praise.)" When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had finished the prayers, he said: "Which of you is the one who spoke those words?" The people remained silent. He said, "Which of you said them? For he did not say anything wrong." A man said: "I came, and I was out of breath, and I said them." He said: "I saw twelve Angels competing to see which of them would take them up."