Chapter: Etiquette of a Gathering and of One’s Companion

825 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “None of you should make another man rise from his seat and then take it himself. Rather, make room and widen the space.” Ibn ʿUmar, whenever someone stood up for him, would refuse to sit in that place. Agreed upon.

826 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If one of you leaves his seat and then returns to it, he has a stronger claim to it.” Related by Muslim.

[Explanation]
The author (may Allah have mercy on him), in the chapter entitled “Etiquette of the Gathering and the Companion,” lays out the manners a person should observe in his assemblies and with those who share his company. Allah, Exalted be He, has mentioned in His Book certain points of etiquette for gatherings.