Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَسُهَيْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْمَعْنَى عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ أُقِيمَتْ 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 اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ خَيْرًا أَوْ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ 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.
English Translation
Ibn Abi Adiyy and Suhayl ibn Yusuf narrated to us - the meaning being the same - from Humayd, from Anas, who said: The prayer was called, and a man came running, and he arrived out of breath, panting. When he reached the row he said, "Praise be to Allah, abundant, good, blessed praise." When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, finished his prayer, he said, "Which of you spoke?" The people were silent. He said again, "Which of you spoke? For he said something good, or he said nothing wrong." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I hurried in walking and reached the row, and said what I said." He said, "I indeed saw twelve angels racing to see which of them would carry it up." Then he said, "When one of you comes to the prayer, let him walk at his ease; let him pray whatever he catches, and complete whatever he has missed."