Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not form rows between the pillars, and do not pray facing people who are talking among themselves.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2533
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I disliked praying between the pillars only for one person or two.
Al-Tabarani recorded this narration and the one before it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its chain is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2534