Hadith 48

Sahih Muslim

Book 39: The Book of Greetings

Chapter 15

The Prohibition Of Two People Conversing Privately To The Exclusion Of A Third Without His Consent

باب تَحْرِيمِ مُنَاجَاةِ الاِثْنَيْنِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ بِغَيْرِ رِضَاهُ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 2183a
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.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

3rd Generation
3

Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayr

يحيى بن يحيى بن بكير

883 narrations