Hadith #343
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَلَا يَتَنَاجَ اثْنَانِ دُونَ وَاحِدٍ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ فَإِذَا كَانُوا أَرْبَعَةً قَالَ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
سليمان
ذكوان
عبد الله بن عمر
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from Sulayman, from Dhakwan — that he said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When you are three, two must not converse privately to the exclusion of one."' [Dhakwan] said: I asked Ibn 'Umar: 'What if there are four?' He said: 'Then there is no harm in it.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 343
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4781
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41171