The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who sat in the middle of a circle.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 54
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Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 53 Next Hadith → Sa'id ibn AbulHasan said: When AbuBakrah came to us to give some evidence, a man got up from his place, but he refused to sit in it saying: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade this, and the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade anyone to wipe his hand on the garment of anyone whose clothing he had not himself provided.

Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 55