Simak bin Harb said: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him): Did you use to sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes, often. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would not rise from the place where he prayed until the sun had risen; when the sun rose, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would get up. He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remain silent for long periods, and the Companions would converse, bringing up matters of the Days of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and laughing, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would smile.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الجيم / 1920