إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلاَثَةً فَلاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الآخَرِ
If you are three, two amongst you should not converse secretly between yourselves to the exclusion of the other (third one),
Sahih Muslim 2184a · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2184a
Book 39, Hadith 50
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Abdullah reports this instruction about three people together. The full saying continues with the qualification that they may mingle with other people and explains that exclusion can cause sadness. The excerpt is the opening instruction; the qualification and reason remain part of the narration. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2184a. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Notice who might feel left out of a conversation. Include them or choose another moment for a private discussion.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.