Hadith 42

Sahih Muslim

Book 39: The Book of Greetings

Chapter 11

The Prohibition Of Making A Man Get Up From A Place That He Reached First

باب تَحْرِيمِ إِقَامَةِ الإِنْسَانِ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِ الْمُبَاحِ الَّذِي سَبَقَ إِلَيْهِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 2178
وَحَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ - عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ لاَ يُقِيمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ ثُمَّ لْيُخَالِفْ إِلَى مَقْعَدِهِ فَيَقْعُدَ فِيهِ وَلَكِنْ يَقُولُ افْسَحُوا ‏"
Jabir reported Allah's Apostle (may peace he upon him) as saying:

None amongst you should make his brother stand on Friday (during the congregational prayer) and then occupy his-place. but he should only say to him (Accommodate me).