Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي التَّنَاجِي
Chapter: Conversing privately (around others).
2 hadith · references 4851–4852
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Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 4851لَا يَنْتَجِي اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُحْزِنُهُAbdullah (bin Masud) reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Two persons should not talk privately ignoring the third, for that will grieve him.8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4852حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو صA similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Abu Salih said: I asked Ibn Umar: If they are four? He replied: then it does not harm you.5 narrators