Ibn 'Abbas said, "Whoever listens to people's conversations when
they do not want him to do so will have molten lead poured into his ears.
Anyone who lies about a dram will be obliged to string a barley bead."
Sa'id al-Maqburi said, "I passed by Ibn 'Umar who had a man with
him with whom he was conversing. I went to them, and he struck me on the
chest and said, 'When you find two men conversing, do not go up to them
nor sit with them until they give you permission.' I said. 'May Allah make
you prosper, Abu 'Abdu'r-Rahman. I hoped that I would hear something good
from you.'"
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً، فَلاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ.
'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "When there are three people, two should
not converse together to the exclusion of the third."
