حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ كُرْدُوسَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ وَكَانَ قَاصَّ الْعَامَّةِ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَيُّ مَجْلِسٍ تَعْنِي قَالَ كَانَ قَاصًّا
Kardus bin Qais, who used to preach and advise the common people in Kufa, narrates: One of the companions from among the people of Badr told me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Sitting in a gathering of this kind is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves. Imam Shu’bah says: I asked, “Which kind of gathering does the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mean?” He said: A gathering of preaching and advice.