حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الْآخَرِ حَتَّى يَخْتَلِطُوا بِالنَّاسِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يُحْزِنُهُ.
'Abdullah reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Two should not converse to the exclusion of another until
they are mixing with people since that would distress him."
Abu Burda ibn Abi Musa said, "I sat with 'Abdullah ibn Sallam.
He said, 'You have sat down with us, but now it is time for us to leave.'
I said, 'If you like.' He got up and I followed him to the door."
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ، قُلْنَا: فَإِنْ كَانُوا أَرْبَعَةً؟ قَالَ: لا يَضُرُّهُ.
Ibn 'Umar reported something similar from the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace. He stated, "We said, 'If there are four?'
He said, 'Then it will not harm him.'"