عَنْ شَقِيقٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنَّا نَنْتَظِرُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَخْرُجُ عَلَيْنَا فَجَاءَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَعْنِي النَّخَعِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَلَا أَذْهَبُ فَأَنْظُرُ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الدَّارِ لَعَلِّي أَنْ أُخْرِجَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ فَجَاءَنَا فَقَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيُذَكِّرُ لِي مَكَانَكُمْ فَمَا آتِيكُمْ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أُمِلَّكُمْ لَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَخَوَّلُنَا بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ كَرَاهِيَةَ السَّآمَةِ عَلَيْنَا
Shaqiq says: We were waiting in the mosque for Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him); he was supposed to come to us. In the meantime, Yazid bin Mu’awiyah Nakh’i came and said: Should I go to him myself and see? If he is at home, then it will be my responsibility to bring him to you. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and, standing by us, said: I was remembering your status and rank, but the reason I do not come to you often is that perhaps you might become weary. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to consider our weariness and would dislike causing us to become bored when giving us admonition and advice.