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 ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) 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.