Hadith 13654

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : مَرَّ بِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا أَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا ، ثُمَّ دَعَانِي ، فَبَعَثَنِي إِلَى حَاجَةٍ لَهُ ، فَجِئْتُ وَقَدْ أَبْطَأْتُ عَنْ أُمِّي ، فَقَالَتْ : مَا حَبَسَكَ ؟ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى حَاجَةٍ ، فَقَالَتْ : أَيْ بُنَيَّ ، وَمَا هِيَ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّهَا سِرٌّ ، قَالَتْ : " لَا تُحَدِّثْ بِسِرِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدًا " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : وَاللَّهِ يَا ثَابِتُ ، لَوْ كُنْتُ حَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَحَدًا ، لَحَدَّثْتُكَ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was playing with some children, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and greeted us with salam. Then he took my hand and sent me on an errand. When I returned home, Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her, my mother) asked, "Why were you so late?" I replied, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent me for some work." She asked, "What was the work?" I said, "It is a secret." She said, "Then safeguard the secret of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." By Allah! O Thabit! If I were to tell it to anyone, I would have told you.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 13654
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 2482