Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Publicity of Confidentialities ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُثْ٠َانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَجْلانَ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَيَّرَ أَقْوَا٠اً بِالإذَاعَةِ فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِذا جاءَهُ٠ْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذاعُوا بِهِ فَإِيَّاكُ٠1.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has criticized people for publicizing confidential matters in His words, “When they receive any news of peace or war, they announce it in public...

(4:83) Therefore, be on your guard against publicity of confidential matters.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (11/60))