(32) باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضى الله عنه
Anas reported:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me as I was playing with playmates. He greeted and sent me on an errand and I made delay in going to my mother. When I came to her she said: What detained you? I said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me on an errand. She said: What was the purpose? I said: It is something secret. Therupon she said: Do not then divulge the secret of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to anyone. Anas said: By Allah, if I were to divulge it to anyone, then, O Thabit, I would have divulged it to you.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2482 a
In-book reference: Book 44, Hadith 208
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 31, Hadith 6065