[Machine] Zubayr ibn al-Awwam passed by a gathering of the Prophet's companions, and Hassan ibn Thabit was reciting his poetry to them while they were not paying much attention. Zubayr joined them and said, "Why do I see you distracted by anything other than what you hear from the poetry of Ibn Furai'ah? The Messenger of Allah used to listen to it attentively and reward him generously, without being preoccupied by anything else." Then, Hassan said...

مَرَّ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ ؓ بِمَجْلِسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يُنْشِدُهُمْ مِنْ شِعْرِهِ وَهُمْ غَيْرُ نشاطٍ لِمَا يَسْمَعُونَ مِنْهُ فَجَلَسَ الزُّبَيْرُ مَعَهُمْ وَقَالَ «مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ غَيْرَ أَذِنِينَ لِمَا تَسْمَعُونَ مِنْ شِعْرِ ابْنِ الْفُرَيْعَةِ فَلَقَدْ كَانَ يَعْرِضُ بِهِ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيُحْسِنُ اسْتِمَاعَهُ وَيَجْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ ثَوَابَهُ وَلَا يُشْغَلُ عَنْهُ بِشَيْءٍ» فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ