Question:
Is this narration authentic?
Ibn Muhayriz (rahimahullah) is reported to have said: “Speaking in the masjid is idle talk, except for one who is praying, or remembering his Rabb, or asking for good or giving good.”
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration as the statement of ‘Abdullah Ibn Muhayriz ibn Junadah (rahimahullah), a Tabi’i.
‘Abdullah Ibn Muhayriz (rahimahullah) said: “Speaking in the Masjid is regarded to be futile talk, except for the one offering Salah or the one engaged in dhikr [remembering Allah] or the one asking for good or giving good.”
(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 36631)
The chain is acceptable and the narration is suitable to quote.
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