English translation
[2009] 47 - (869) It was narrated that Wâsil bin Ḥayyân said: "Abû Wâ'il said: Ammâr addressed us and he spoke briefly but eloquently. When he came down (from the Minbar), we said: "O Abû Al-Yaqzân, you spoke eloquently but briefly, would that you had made it longer." He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'A man's lengthening his prayer and shortening his Khuṭbah is a sign of his understanding (of religion), so make your prayers lengthy and your Khuṭbah brief, for there is charm in eloquent speech.'"
