Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a military expedition. He (peace and blessings be upon him) met the enemy, and I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) recite: 'Ya Maliki yawm al-din, iyyaka a'budu wa iyyaka asta'in' (O Master of the Day of Judgement, You alone I worship and You alone I ask for help)." He said: "Then I saw the men (of the enemy) being struck down, and the angels were striking them from in front and from behind."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain, and Abu al-Rabi' is alone in narrating it."
(Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said:) I heard Musa bin Harun (may Allah have mercy on him) say: "I asked Uthman bin Talut about Hanbal, and he said: 'People claim that he is a man from Banu Quray'.' And I asked him about Abd al-Salam bin Hashim, and he said: 'He is a shaykh from Basrah.' I asked him: 'Was he thiqah (trustworthy)?' He said: 'I know nothing but good about him.'"
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 8163
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف عبد السلام بن هاشم
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: وفيه عبد السلام بن هاشم وهو ضعيف «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 5، ص 328»»