Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we were standing in a row following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and said: Allahu Akbar Kabiran wa Subhanallahi Bukratan wa Aseela. (Allah is the Greatest, very great. He is pure, morning and evening we declare His purity.) The Muslims raised their heads (towards him) and considered it bad and said: Who is it that is raising his voice above the voice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? But when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, he asked: Who was the one raising his voice? It was replied: O Messenger of Allah! It is he. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah, I saw your words ascending to the sky until a door was opened for them and they entered it.