Muawiyah bin Qurrah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: ﴿And when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it and be silent﴾ regarding prayer, because people used to talk during prayer, but the storytellers applied it to storytelling.
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب التفسير / 979
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:سنده صحيح إلى معاوية.
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه سعيد بن منصور فى (سننه) برقم: 979، والبيهقي فى(سننه الكبير) برقم: 2932»