Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #28983

Hanad narrated to us, he said, Abu Muawiyah narrated to us, on the authority of Al-A’mash, he said, Ibn Abi Omar narrated to me, Sufyan narrated to us, on the authority of Al-A’mash, on the authority of a brother, on the authority of Abdullah, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “If there are three of you, then two should not talk to each other without the other.” And he said. Sufyan in his hadith: “Two people should not talk to each other without the third, for that makes him sad.” Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith. It was narrated on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, that he said, “Two should not communicate without one, for that harms the believer, and God Almighty hates harm.” “The Believer.” And on the authority of Ibn Omar, Abu Hurairah, and Ibn Abbas.