The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-02b

The reader: Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: Hisham informed us, from Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid, from al-Harith ibn Shab'il, from Abu 'Amr al-Shaybani, from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: كنا نتكلم في الصلاة يكلم الرجل صاحبه وهو إلى جنبه في الصلاة حتى نزلت : وقوموا لله قانتين فأمرنا بالسكوت ونهينا عن الكلام We used to speak during the prayer; a man would speak to his companion who was beside him in the prayer, until the verse was revealed: "And stand for Allah in humble submission." We were then commanded to be silent and forbidden from speaking..

The Shaykh : This is like the first one, but it specifies the reason for the prohibition, which is the revelation of this noble verse: . The meaning of "standing" here is not standing as in the physical act of standing, but rather standing as in engaging in worship.