It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that two people should engage in a whispering conversation leaving out a third, when there is no one else with them. Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sitting in the place of a person who has temporarily left a gathering. Regarding this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When such a person returns, he is more entitled to that place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you are three people, then two of you should not whisper to each other leaving the third one out. Abu Salih, the narrator, said: What if there are four people? He (Ibn Umar) said: Then this does not cause any harm (i.e., then there is no problem).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a servant says something in a gathering and then turns here and there, then that statement will be an amanah (trust).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person leaves his seat in a gathering and then returns, he is more entitled to that place.

Sayyiduna Wahb bin Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person leaves his seat in a gathering and then returns, he is more entitled to it. If such a person leaves the gathering due to some necessity and then comes back, he is more entitled to sit in that place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to his companions. In one narration, it is mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque and they were sitting in circles. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: What is the reason that I see you in the form of different groups, while they were sitting?

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) says about the person who sits in the middle of a circle: According to the words of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), such a person is cursed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Harmalah Anbari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Advise me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fear Allah, and when you are sitting in a gathering and are about to leave it, but if you hear them saying things that please you, then remain seated with them, and when you hear them saying things that you dislike, then leave that gathering.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shuraid bin Suwaid, may Allah be pleased with him, he says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by me while I was sitting in such a way that I had placed my left hand behind my back and was leaning on the soft part of my hand. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: Do you sit in the manner of those upon whom wrath has been sent down?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I went to the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw him reclining on a cushion.