On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Beware of sitting in the roads." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, we have no choice but to sit in our gatherings where we converse." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If you insist, then give the road its right." They said: "And what is the right of the road, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Lowering the gaze, refraining from harming others, returning the greeting of peace, commanding what is good, and forbidding what is evil." (1)

4816 - Musaddad narrated to us, Bishr — meaning Ibn al-Mufaddal — narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Sa'id al-Maqburi, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding this same account, he said: "And guiding the wayfarer." (2)

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(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Muhammad: he is al-Darawardi.
Muslim also recorded it (2121) 4/1704 from Yahya ibn Yahya, from 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Muhammad, with this chain.
Al-Bukhari recorded it (2465) and (6229), and Muslim (2121), and Ibn Abi 'Asim (2161) via multiple paths from Zayd ibn Aslam, with it.
It is found in "Musnad Ahmad" (11309) and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (595).
See the complete citation therein.
Their saying: "We have no choice but to sit in our gatherings where we converse" — al-Sindi said in his "Hashiyah 'ala al-Musnad": They did not intend to reject or deny the text, but rather they intended to present their need, and whether it might justify leniency or not.
Al-budd: with a damma on the ba' and a shadda on the dal, meaning separation, i.e., "We have no separation from them," and the meaning is that necessity may compel us to that, so we have no alternative to it.
(2) Its chain is strong. 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ishaq: he is Ibn 'Abd Allah ibn al-Harith al-'Amiri, slightly below the rank of authentic. =