Am I accountable for anything for insisting that my colleague tell me about her disagreement with her friend, knowing that she vowed not to tell me?
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You should not insist on knowing what does not concern you, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Part of a person's good Islam is his leaving alone what does not concern him." And your colleague's vow not to tell you about the subject of her dispute with her friend is a permissible vow that is not binding, so she is not obliged to do anything by not fulfilling it. Therefore, you are not obliged to tell her anything.
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