Hadith 7368

Chapter 50

باب 50

(50) باب لاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ

(50) Chapter: Two should not converse to the exclusion of a third
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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ .

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade two to converse (privately) to the exclusion of a third."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3776

In-book reference: Book 33, Hadith 121

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3776