Hadith 19876

Chapter 15

باب 15

(15) باب تَحْرِيمِ مُنَاجَاةِ الاِثْنَيْنِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ بِغَيْرِ رِضَاهُ

(15) Chapter: The Prohibition Of Two People Conversing Privately To The Exclusion Of A Third Without His Consent (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا كَانَ ثَلاَثَةٌ فَلاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ وَاحِدٍ " .

Ibn Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
When there are three (persons), two should not converse secretly between themselves to the exclusion of the (third) one. (ID)

Reference (ID): Sahih Muslim 2183 a (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 39, Hadith 48 (ID)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 26, Hadith 5419 (ID)