It was narrated from ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade sitting in circles in the mosque on Fridays before the prayer.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ يُحَلَّقَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ