Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Those That Must Not Be Entrusted With a Secret

Volume 1 4 narrations
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Secrets/Concealment 4 Trustworthiness (Amanah) 1 Women 1 Backbiting/Slander 1 Wisdom 1

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hadith 3678
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not confide anything in an ignorant person for he will not be able to guard it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تُسِرَّ إلى الجاهِلِ شيئاً لا يُطِيقُ كِتمانَهُ.
Tags Secrets/Concealment
hadith 3679
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not ever entrust your secret to someone who has no integrity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تُودِعَنَ سِرَّكَ مَن لا أمانَةَ لَهُ.
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentTrustworthiness (Amanah)
hadith 3680
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Three types of people should not be entrusted with a secret: a woman, a slanderer and an idiot.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثٌ لا يُستَودَعْنَ سِرّا : المَرأةُ ، والنَّمّامُ ، والأحمَقُ .
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentWomenBackbiting/Slander
hadith 3681
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There are four things that go to waste: …and a secret you entrust to an injudicious person.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أربَعةٌ يَذهَبنَ ضَياعاً: ... وسِرٌّ تُودِعُهُ عِندَ مَن لا حَصافَةَ لَهُ.
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentWisdom