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Two Should Not Converse To The Exclusion Of A Third

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Darussalam · Volume 5

Chapters On Etiquette

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 3776 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1241

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3776. It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade two to converse (privately) to the exclusion of a third.” (Sahih)

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3776 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ»

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a. If the two persons from the three people converse privately; the third one feels that they do not considered him as honest to share him in their conversation. Besides this, Satan may insinuate into his mind that they are planning against him. b. If there are three people then two of them should not talk in a language which the third one cannot understand. c. If there are many persons in a gathering then two of them may talk separately.