حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَلَا يَنْتَجِي اثْنَانِ دُونَ صَاحِبِهِمَا قَالَ قُلْنَا فَإِنْ كَانُوا أَرْبَعًا قَالَ فَلَا يَضُرُّ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4685
It was narrated from l bn ‘Umar that the prophet (PBUH) said: “if you are three, two should not converse privately to the existance of the third" We said: What it there are tour? He said: Then it ckvs not matter.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020