Also corroborating it is the hadith of Anas, who said:

I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when a man came and greeted the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and those present. The man said, “Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied, “And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and His blessings.” When the man sat down, he said, “Praise be to Allah—abundant, good, and blessed praise—as our Lord loves to be praised and as is due to Him.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him, “How did you say that?”

He repeated what he had said, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“By Him in whose Hand is my soul! Ten angels hastened to it, each eager to record it, but they did not know how to write it, until they raised it to the Possessor of Might. He then said: ‘Write it as My servant said it.’”

Ahmad narrated it (3/158): Khalf narrated to us, from Hafs ibn Umar, from Anas ...

Al-Nasa’i also narrated it through this same route in The Actions of Day and Night (289/341), as did Ibn al-Sunni (143/438).

I say: This is a chain of transmission whose narrators are reliable, but Khalf—namely, Ibn Khalifah—became confused in his later years.

In sum, the hadith is at least good in light of all that we have mentioned. And Allah knows best. *

3453—(The trustworthy, truthful Muslim merchant will be with [the prophets, the utterly truthful, and] the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection.)

Ibn Majah narrated it (2139), as did Ibn Abi al-Dunya in Reforming Wealth (73/215),