Usayd bin Hudayr reported,

One night he was reciting the Quran in his date enclosure when his horse suddenly bolted. He continued reciting, and it bolted again. He recited once more, and it bolted yet again.Usayd said, "I feared it would trample Yahya, so I got up and went toward it. There above my head was something like a canopy, with what looked like lamps within it, and it rose into the sky until I could no longer see it."He continued, "The next morning I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Messenger of Allah, last night in the depths of the night, while I was reciting in my date enclosure, my horse suddenly bolted.'"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep reciting, Ibn Hudayr."He said, "So I recited, and it bolted again."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep reciting, Ibn Hudayr."He said, "So I recited, and it bolted yet again."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep reciting, Ibn Hudayr."He said, "So I stopped. Yahya was near the horse, and I feared it would trample him. Then I saw something like a canopy with what looked like lamps inside it, and it rose into the sky until I could no longer see it."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Those were the angels listening to you. Had you continued reciting, morning would have come and people would have seen them, and they would not have concealed themselves from them."

عن أسيد بن حضير قال

بينما هو ليلة يقرأ في مربده إذ جالت فرسه، فقرأ، ثم جالت أخرى، فقرأ، ثم جالت أيضا. قال أسيد: فخشيت أن تطأ يحيى، فقمت إليها، فإذا مثل الظلة فوق رأسي فيها أمثال السرج، عرجت في الجو حتى ما أراها. قال: فغدوت على رسول الله ﷺ، فقلت: يا رسول الله بينما أنا البارحة من جوف الليل أقرأ في مربدي، إذ جالت فرسي. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: اقرأ، ابن حضير قال: فقرأت، ثم جالت أيضا. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: اقرأ، ابن حضير قال: فقرأت، ثم جالت أيضا. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: اقرأ، ابن حضير قال: فانصرفت، وكان يحيى قريبا منها، خشيت أن تطأه، فرأيت مثل الظلة، فيها أمثال السرج، عرجت في الجو حتى ما أراها. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: تلك الملائكة كانت تستمع لك، ولو قرأت لأصبحت يراها الناس ما تستتر منهم.