Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 65, Hadith 432
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Narrated `Aisha: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to drink honey in the house of Zainab, the daughter of Jahsh, and would stay there with her. So Hafsa and I agreed secretly that, if he come to either of us, she would say to him. "It seems you have eaten Maghafir (a kind of bad-smelling resin), for I smell in you the smell of Maghafir," (We did so) and he replied. "No, but I was drinking honey in the house of Zainab, the daughter of Jahsh, and I shall never take it again.
I have taken an oath as to that, and you should not tell anybody about it."
I have taken an oath as to that, and you should not tell anybody about it."
How the Prophet ﷺ modelled this behaviour here
Communication Expression
“So Hafsa and I agreed secretly that, if he come to either of us, she would say to him.”
Open, honest, and authentic communication; active listening; clarity in dialogue; emotional disclosure