Hadith 290
The Book of the Prohibited actions
Abu Talhah Zaid bin Sahl (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
We were sitting and talking on a platform in front of our house when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stopped by us and said, "Why do you sit on roads? Avoid sitting in them." We replied: "We sit there intending no harm. We only sit and discuss (religious) knowledge and talk." He said, "If you have to sit, you should fulfill the rights of the road: Lower your gaze, respond to greetings and talk in a good manner." <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي طلحة زيد بن سهل رضي الله عنه قال: كنا قعودًا بالأفنية نتحدث فيها فجاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالم علينا فقال: "ما لكم ولمجالس الصعدات؟ فقلنا: إنما قعدنا لغير ما بأس، قعدنا نتذاكر، ونتحدث. قال: "إما لا فأدوا حقها: غض البصر، ورد السلام، وحسن الكلام" ((رواه مسلم)). "الصُّعُدات" بضم الصاد والعين، أي: الطرقات.
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