وعن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إذا قام أحدكم من مجلس، ثم رجع إليه، فهو أحق به»
Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “If someone leaves his seat (for one reason or another) and returns to it, he is better entitled to it.”.
Riyad as-Salihin 825, Book 5, The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc, Hadith 13. 1 min read