أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَارِثُ بْنُ شُبَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ کَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُکَلِّمُ صَاحِبَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ بِالْحَاجَةِ عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّی نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ حَافِظُوا عَلَی الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَی وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ فَأُمِرْنَا بِالسُّکُوتِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1224
It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: “We used to speak to each other during the prayer, saying whatever was necessary, at the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم until this verse was revealed: Guard strictly (five obligatory) A (the prayers) especially the middle alah (i.e. the best prayer – ‘A And stand before Allah with obedience (and do not speak to others during the alah (prayers)), so we were commanded to be silent.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020