صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الجمعة
The Book of Prayer - Friday
باب تَخْفِيفِ الصَّلاَةِ وَالْخُطْبَةِ:
Chapter: Keeping the prayer and khutbah short
Hadith 869
This hadith is listed as number 2009 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنِي سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبْجَرَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ وَاصِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ : خَطَبَنَا عَمَّارٌ فَأَوْجَزَ وَأَبْلَغَ ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ ، قُلْنَا : يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتَ وَأَوْجَزْتَ ، فَلَوْ كُنْتَ تَنَفَّسْتَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ طُولَ صَلَاةِ الرَّجُلِ وَقِصَرَ خُطْبَتِهِ ، مَئِنَّةٌ مِنْ فِقْهِهِ ، فَأَطِيلُوا الصَّلَاةَ ، وَاقْصُرُوا الْخُطْبَةَ ، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا " .
Abu Wa'il reported: 'Ammar delivered to us the sermon. It was short and eloquent. When he ('Ammar) descended (from the pulpit) we said to him: O Abdul Yaqzn, you have delivered a short and eloquent sermon. Would that you had lengthened (the sermon). He said: I have heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The lengthening of prayer by a man and the shortness of the sermon is the sign of his understanding (of faith). So lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon, for there is charm (in precise) expression.
