Publicity of Confidentialities
Al-Kāfi|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 160
8ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله قَالَ قَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَيَّرَ قَوْماً بِالإذَاعَةِ فَقَالَ وَإِذا جاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِنَ الأمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذاعُوا بِهِ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالإذَاعَةَ.
8. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan from Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام who has said the following: “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, in His words has criticized a people for publicizing confidential facts: ‘When they receive any news of peace or war, they announce it in public . . . ,’ (4:83) therefore, be on your guard against publicizing confidential facts.’”
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/65)
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