حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَلَا يَنْتَجِي اثْنَانِ دُونَ وَاحِدٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5258
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Alah (PBUH) say: "If you are three, two should not converse privately to the exclusion of one.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020