Etiquette of Gatherings

Question:
The truth is, we ask the questioners to stay away from the television set and not to raise the volume, because in reality there are many frequencies that tire out the presenter as well as the guest. Honorable Shaykh, does the gathering have any etiquettes? And if a person enters a gathering that contains scholars, what are the most prominent of these etiquettes?

Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: . It is recommended for those present, especially in a lesson, if someone comes wanting to sit and listen, that they make room for him to sit in. Also, among the etiquettes of gatherings is that two people should not talk without the third, so as not to sadden him. So if there are only three in the gathering, two should not talk without the third. But if there are more than three, there is no harm in some of them talking to one another, as the suspicion is removed.
Among the etiquettes of gatherings is that you occupy yourselves with the remembrance of Allah or with what is permissible, and you do not occupy yourselves with what is forbidden, or with backbiting, or with talebearing, because they become gatherings of evil and gatherings of sin. And among the etiquettes of gatherings is that when they stand up, they recite the closing of the gathering: "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, astaghfiruka Allahumma wa atubu ilayk." Yes.