Dalil

Riyad as-Salihin 829

Etiquette of Attending company and sitting with Companions

- وعن حذيفة بن اليمان رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن من جلس وسط الحلقة. رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح. <p>وروى الترمذى عن أبى مجلز: أن رجلا قعد وسط الحلقة، فقال حذيفة: ملعون على لسان محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم -من جلس وسط الحلقة. قال الترمذى: "حديث حسن صحيح".

Translation

Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah curses the one who sits in the middle of people's circle. [Abu Dawud]. A man sat in the middle of a circle so Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Cursed upon the tongue of Muhammad (saws) or [he said] Allah has cursed upon the tongue of Muhammad (saws) he who sits in the middle of the circle [of a gathering]. [At-Tirmidhi].

Grades by grader

Abu GhuddahSahihgraded on nasai:5249fawazahmed0
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-HamidDaifgraded on abudawud:4826fawazahmed0
Zubair Ali ZaiSoundgraded on nasai:5249On the narration in abudawud:4826: “Daif”.Another source records this grader as “Hasan” (fawazahmed0).hadithunlocked, sunnah.com
al-AlbaniWeakgraded on abudawud:4826On the narration in nasai:5249: “Sahih”.fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com

Same hadith, other wordings

  • Sunan Abu Dawud 4826أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَعَنَ مَنْ جَلَسَ وَسْطَ الْحَلْقَةِ