حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ح و حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَی بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَنْتَجِي اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ يُحْزِنُهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4851
Abdullah (bin Masud) reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Two persons should not talk privately ignoring the third, for that will grieve him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020