Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ وَأَبُو النَّضْرِ قَالَا ثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ أَكُنْتَ تُجَالِسُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَثِيرًا كَانَ لَا يَقُومُ مِنْ مُصَلَّاهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ الصُّبْحَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ الشَّمْسُ قَامَ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ كَثِيرَ الصُّمَاتِ فَيَتَحَدَّثُونَ فَيَأْخُذُونَ فِي أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَيَضْحَكُونَ وَيَتَبَسَّمُ.
English Translation
Jabir ibn Samurah was asked: 'Did you used to sit with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?' He said: 'Yes, frequently. He would not leave his place of prayer after praying Fajr until the sun rose. When the sun rose, he would get up. He was often silent, and they would talk and discuss matters of the pre-Islamic period, and they would laugh, and he would smile.'