عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا لِابْنِ السَّائِبِ قَاصِّ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَتُتَابِعَنِّي عَلَيْهِنَّ أَوْ لَأُنَاجِزَنَّكَ فَقَالَ مَا هُنَّ بَلْ أَنَا أُتَابِعُكِ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَتِ اجْتَنِبِ السَّجْعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ كَانُوا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مَرَّةً فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي عَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ وَقُصَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ مَرَّةً فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَثِنْتَيْنِ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَثَلَاثًا فَلَا تُمِلَّ النَّاسَ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ وَلَا أُلْفِيَنَّكَ تَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ وَهُمْ فِي حَدِيثٍ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِمْ فَتَقْطَعُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَدِيثَهُمْ وَلَكِنِ اتْرُكْهُمْ فَإِذَا جَرَّؤُوكَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمَرُوكَ بِهِ فَحَدِّثْهُمْ
Imam Shabi says: Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to the preacher of Madinah, Ibn Saib: Either you will agree with me on three things, or I will oppose you. He said: What are those things, O Mother of the Believers! I will agree with you. Sayyida said: (1) Avoid rhymed speech in supplication, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions did not do so, (2) Preach to the people once a week, if you refuse then do it twice, if you do not accept even this then do it three times, do not make people weary of this book, and (3) I should not find you in a state where you come to people while they are talking among themselves and you come and interrupt their conversation, you should leave them until if they themselves encourage you and order you to speak, then you may talk to them.