Gardens of the Righteous — Page 271
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 279. 271. On Prohibition of Two Conversing together excluding a Third. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 385. Secret conspiracy is a device of Satan (58. 11). 1603. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Where three are present two should not hold secret converse excluding the third (Abu Daud). . Abu Saleh relates: I asked Ibn Umar: What if there should be four? He said:. In that case there is no harm. Malik has reported in Muatta that Abdullah ibn. Dinar relates: Ibn Umar and I were together in the house of Khalid ibn. Uqbah when a man came to consult Ibn Umar. As I was the only other person present, Ibn Umar called another man in, which made us four and said to the two of us: Move away a bit, for I have heard the Holy Prophet say: Two should not hold converse together, excluding a third. 1604. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: Where there are three of you, two should not hold converse together till the number increases, lest the third should be embarrassed (Bokhari and Muslim). 280. . On Prohibition of Cruelty. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 386. Be benevolent towards parents, and kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and the neighbour who is a kinsman, and the neighbour who is not related to you, and your associates and the wayfarer and those who are under your control. Surely Allah loves not the proud and the boastful (4. 57). 1605. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: A woman was tormented on account of a cat which she had shut up till it died. On that account she entered the Fire. She did not give it to eat or drink when she shut it up, nor did she leave it free to pick up its nourishment from among the rodents and insects of the earth (Bokhari and Muslim). 1606. Ibn Umar relates that he passed by some Quraish youths who were shooting arrows at a bird they had tied down, having made a bargain with the owner of the bird that he should have every arrow of theirs that missed. When they saw Ibn Umar they dispersed. Ibn Umar said: Who has done this? May Allah's curse be upon him who has done this. The Holy. Prophet has cursed him who makes a target of a living thing (Bokhari and. Muslim).