Speaking to people and turning one's attention to them

Kardus said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Hearts have their liveliness and attentiveness, and they also have their sluggishness and weariness. So narrate to people as long as they are attentive to you.

Abu al-Sulayl said: A Companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, and the people gathered around him. He climbed onto the roof of a house and narrated hadith to the people.

Abu Talhah said: Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Kufah, and we gathered around him. We said: "Narrate to us something you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He was saying: "O people, go away from me," until we had pressed him back against the wall of the palace. Then he said: "If you knew what I know, you would weep much and laugh little. O people, go away from me." So we left him.

Abu Hilal said that al-Hasan al-Basri said: Narrate to people as long as they face you attentively; when they turn away, know that they have needs of their own.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to leave intervals in giving us admonition, for fear of our becoming weary.

Ibrahim said that whenever Alqamah saw his students lively and cheerful, he would give them admonition.

Ubaydullah bin Adi bin al-Khiyar said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not make Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, hateful to His servants. One of you is an imam, and he makes the prayer so long for them; and another is a preacher, and he makes his speech so long for them.