Is sitting in the middle of the circle prohibited?
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The questioner : Shaykh, has anything been reported regarding the issue of sitting in the middle of the gathering, a man sitting in the middle of the gathering?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is a hadith that says: But, praise be to Allah, it is a hadith that is not authentic. This is the first point.
And secondly: even if it were authentic, the intended meaning would be sitting in the middle of the gathering with the intention of drawing people's attention, as if saying with the language of the situation: I am here. But since the hadith is not authentic, praise be to Allah, and it is included in my book "Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Da'ifah wa al-Mawdu'ah wa Atharaha al-Sayyid fi al-Ummah," unlike others.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is a hadith that says:
Cursed is the one who sits in the middle of the gathering
يلعن من جلس وسط الجلسةAnd secondly: even if it were authentic, the intended meaning would be sitting in the middle of the gathering with the intention of drawing people's attention, as if saying with the language of the situation: I am here. But since the hadith is not authentic, praise be to Allah, and it is included in my book "Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Da'ifah wa al-Mawdu'ah wa Atharaha al-Sayyid fi al-Ummah," unlike others.
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