Rafi' bin Khadij said:
"Jibril or an angel came to the Prophet and said: 'How do you regard those among you who were present at Badr?' He said: 'They are the best among us.' He said: 'We think the same (of the angels who were present at Badr), they are the best of the angels.'"
English reference: Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 160
Arabic reference: Book 1, Hadith 165