Regarding sitting in the middle of the circle
باب الْجُلُوسِ وَسْطَ الْحَلْقَةِ
Sunan Abu Dawood, Book of General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)(view book)
Sunan Abu Dawood 4826
Narrated Hudhayfah:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed the one who sat in the middle of a circle.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَعَنَ مَنْ جَلَسَ وَسْطَ الْحَلْقَةِ .
Classification
Da`eef (Weak) [Al-Albani]