Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #1152
Gatherings
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمَجَالِسِ بِالصُّعُدَاتِ، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، لَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْنَا الْجُلُوسُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا؟ قَالَ: فَإِنْ جَلَسْتُمْ فَأَعْطُوا الْمَجَالِسَ حَقَّهَا، قَالُوا: وَمَا حَقُّهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: إِدْلاَلُ السَّائِلِ، وَرَدُّ السَّلاَمِ، وَغَضُّ الأَبْصَارِ، وَالأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَالنَّهْيُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, forbade gatherings in the road. They said, "Messenger
of Allah, it is hard for us to sit in our houses." He said, "If you must
sit there, then fulfil the rights of the gathering." They asked, 'What
is their right, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Guiding anyone who asks
for directions, returning the greeting, lowering the eye, commanding the
correct and forbidding the bad."
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This hadith is #1152 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Gatherings.