Hadith 5023

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً ، فَلَا يَتَنَاجَ اثْنَانِ دُونَ وَاحِدٍ " ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ : فَإِذَا كَانُوا أَرْبَعَةً ؟ قَالَ : فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you are three people, then two of you should not whisper to each other excluding the third." The narrator says that I asked Sayyiduna Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): What is the ruling if there are four? He replied: There is no harm in that.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 5023
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 6288، م: 2183.