Chapter: Etiquette of Attending company and sitting with Companions
Not gradedRiyad as-Salihin 828
وعن عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "لا يحل لرجل أن يفرق بين اثنين إلا بإذنهما" رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال "حديث حسن".
وفى رواية لأبى داود: "لا يجلس بين رجلين إلا بإذنهما".
'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his father and grandfather reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not permissible for a man to separate between two [people] without their permission."
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
And in a version narrated by Abu Dawud "He should not sit between two men without their permission."
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4845), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2752) and Ahmad (No. 6704). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 828).