Fatwa #1334917 August 2005South Africa

reference for hadith "when two non-mehrams sit together, third one is shaitaan between them."

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please let me know the exact text and reference (i.e book name or hadees no.) of the Hadees of Hazrat Muhammad(saw) in which he said that "when two non-mehrams sit together, third one is shaitaan between them."

thanks very much..

Answer

Sunan al-Tirmidhiy (Hadith2165), verified authentic by Imaam al-Tirmidhiy.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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