´Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "No one should convey to me anything regarding any of my Companions, for I love that I should go out to them while my breast is at peace." 'Abdullah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought some wealth, so the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed it. Then I came across two men that were sitting saying: 'By Allah! Muhammad (ﷺ) did not intend the Face of Allah in his distribution, nor the abode of the Hereafter.' So I spread this when I heard them, and I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I informed him. So his face became red and he said: 'Do not bother me with this, for indeed Musa was afflicted by more than this and he was patient.'"
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3896
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف الإسناد، لكن الشطر الثاني منه في القسمة صحيح // ضعيف الجامع الصغير (6322) // | زبیر علی زئی:(3897،3896) إسناده ضعيف / د 4860
Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Prophet ﷺ said: None of my Companions must tell me anything about anyone, for I like to come out to you with no ill-feelings.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: When a person hears something wrong about someone, whether close or distant, he cannot remain unaffected by it. Even if he does not express it through words or actions, its effect is certainly felt in the heart. Therefore, without a valid reason, one should not mention someone’s wrongdoing in front of others. However, if there is a legitimate Shar‘i (Islamic legal) need—for example, if the intention is to advise and reform that person through an intermediary, or to warn someone—then it is permissible. Or if the person is extremely sinful (fasiq), wicked (fajir), or oppressive (zalim).
In the Noble Qur’an, Allah the Exalted says: (لَايُحِبُّاللَّهُالْجَهْرَبِالسُّوءِمِنَالْقَوْلِإِلَّامَنْظُلِمَوَكَانَاللَّهُسَمِيعًاعَلِيمًا) “Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged, and Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” () (An-Nisa: 148)
The scholars of ethics write that a person who comments on others and conveys their words in your presence is, in all likelihood, also speaking about you in front of others. Therefore, one should not encourage this habit in such a person.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4860