Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَلَا يَنْتَجِي اثْنَانِ دُونَ صَاحِبِهِمَا قَالَ قُلْنَا فَإِنْ كَانُوا أَرْبَعًا قَالَ فَلَا يَضُرُّ.
English Translation
Yahya narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Salih, from Ibn 'Umar, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "If you are three, then two should not converse privately apart from their companion." He said: We said: "What if they are four?" He said: "Then it does no harm."