It is narrated from Hazrat Nu’man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a man spoke harshly to another. The other man kept replying, "Alaikas salam." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is an angel present between you two. Whenever this person says something bad to you, the angel defends you and replies to him, 'You are like that, and you are more deserving of it.'"