Simak bin Harb says: Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) informed me that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stand on the pulpit and deliver a sermon, then he sat down and did not speak during that sitting, then he stood up (and delivered) the second sermon. Then Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Whoever told you that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon while sitting, he has certainly lied. By Allah! I have performed more than two thousand prayers with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).