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Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2807 — Etiquette of sitting and sleeping

قَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ ، فَأُوسِعَ لَهُ ، فَلْيَجْلِسْ ، فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ كَرَامَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَكْرَمَهُ بِهَا أَخُوهُ الْمُسْلِمُ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوَسَّعْ لَهُ ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَوْسَعَهَا مَكَانًا ، فَلْيَجْلِسْ فِيهِ .
It is narrated from Abu Shaybah (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you comes to a people or a gathering and they make room for him to sit, he should sit right there, for this is in reality a special honour from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, by which his Muslim brother has honoured him. But if room is not made for him, he should look for the place in the gathering with the most space and room, and sit there."
Imam al-Harith bin Abi Usamah recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and the narrators in its chain are thiqat (trustworthy), while there are also supporting reports for it in other books of hadith.
Hadith Reference المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الأدب / 2807
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