While I was present in one of the gatherings of the Ansar, Abu Musa came as if he was scared, and said, "I asked permission to enter upon ʿUmar three times, but I was not given the permission, so I returned." (When ʿUmar came to know about it) he said to Abu Musa, "Why did you not enter?'. Abu Musa replied, "I asked permission three times, and I was not given it, so I returned, for Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone of you asks the permission to enter thrice, and the permission is not given, then he should return.' " ʿUmar said, "By Allah! We will ask Abu Musa to bring witnesses for it." (Abu Musa went to a gathering of the Ansar and said). "Did anyone of you hear this from the Prophet ﷺ ?" Ubai bin Kaʿb said, "By Allah, none will go with you but the youngest of the people (as a witness)." (Abu Saʿid) was the youngest of them, so I went with Abu Musa and informed ʿUmar that the Prophet ﷺ had said so. (See Hadith No. 277, Vol. 3)  

كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ الأَنْصَارِ إِذْ جَاءَ أَبُو مُوسَى كَأَنَّهُ مَذْعُورٌ فَقَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ قُلْتُ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَتُقِيمَنَّ عَلَيْهِ بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَمِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ سَمِعَهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَاللَّهِ لاَ يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلاَّ أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ فَكُنْتُ أَصْغَرَ الْقَوْمِ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ عَنْ بُسْرٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ بِهَذَا  

I was sitting in Medina in the company of the Ansar when Abu Musa came trembling with fear. We said to him: What is the matter? He said: 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) sent for me. I went to him and paid him salutation thrice at (his) door but he made no response to me and so I came back. Thereupon he ('Umar) said: What stood in your way that you did not turn up? I said: I did come to you and paid you salutations at your door three times but I was not given any response, so I came back as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said: When any one of you seeks permission three times and he is not granted permission, he should come back. Umar said: Bring a witness to support that you say, otherwise I shall take you to task. Ubayy b. Ka'b said: None should stand with him (as a witness) but the youngest amongst the people. Abu Sa'id said: I am the youngest amongst the people, whereupon he said: Then you go with him (to support his contention).  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي مَجْلِسِ الأَنْصَارِ فَأَتَانَا أَبُو مُوسَى فَزِعًا أَوْ مَذْعُورًا قُلْنَا مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ أَنْ آتِيَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ بَابَهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنَا فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَى بَابِكَ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يَرُدُّوا عَلَىَّ فَرَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَقِمْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةَ وَإِلاَّ أَوْجَعْتُكَ فَقَالَ أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ لاَ يَقُومُ مَعَهُ إِلاَّ أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ قُلْتُ أَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ بِهِ  

We were in the company of Ubayy b. Ka'b that Abu Musa Ash'ari came there in a state of anger. He stood (before us) and said: I ask you to bear witness in the name of Allah whether anyone amongst you heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Permission (for entering the house) should be sought three times and if permission is granted to you (then get in). otherwise go back. Ubayy b. Ka'b said: What is the iiiatter? He said: I sought permission yesterday from 'Umar b. Khattab three times but he did not permit me, so I came back; then I went to him today and visited him and informed him that I had come to him yesterday and greeted him thrice, then came back, whereupon he said: Yes, we did hear you but be were at that time busy, but why did you not seek permission (further and you must have never gone back until you were permitted to do so). He said: I sought permission (in the manner) that I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said (in connection 'With the seeking of permission for entering the house of a stranger). Thereupon he (Hadrat Umar) said: By Allah, I shall torture your back and your stomach unless you bring one who may bear witness to what you state. 'Ubayy b. Ka'b said: By Allah, none should stand with you (to bear testimony) but the youngest amongst us. And he therefore, said to Abu Sa'id: Stand up. So I stood up until I came to Umar and said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say this.  

سَمِعَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الاِسْتِئْذَانُ ثَلاَثٌ فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَكَ وَإِلاَّ فَارْجِعْ قَالَ أُبَىٌّ وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَمْسِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُهُ الْيَوْمَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي جِئْتُ أَمْسِ فَسَلَّمْتُ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ قَالَ قَدْ سَمِعْنَاكَ وَنَحْنُ حِينَئِذٍ عَلَى شُغْلٍ فَلَوْ مَا اسْتَأْذَنْتَ حَتَّى يُؤْذَنَ لَكَ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ كَمَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ لأُوجِعَنَّ ظَهْرَكَ وَبَطْنَكَ أَوْ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ بِمَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَكَ عَلَى هَذَا فَقَالَ أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلاَّ أَحْدَثُنَا سِنًّا قُمْ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَقُمْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عُمَرَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ هَذَا  

[Machine] I was in a gathering of the Ansar, then Abu Musa came to us looking scared. He said, "Omar ordered me to come to him, so I went to him and sought permission three times, but he did not give me permission, so I returned." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said, "Whoever seeks permission three times and is not given permission, then let him go back." Abu Said said, "So Abu Musa came to us scared or startled and said, 'I seek your testimony.' Ubayy ibn Ka'b said, 'No one should go with you except the least of us.' Abu Said said, 'And I was the least among them, so I went with him and testified that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever seeks permission three times and is not given permission, then let him go back.'"  

كُنْتُ فِي حَلْقَةٍ مِنْ حِلَقِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَاءَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى كَأَنَّهُ مَذْعُورٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَجِيئَنَّ بِبَيِّنَةٍ عَلَى الَّذِي تَقُولُ وَإِلَّا أَوْجَعْتُكَ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَأَتَانَا أَبُو مُوسَى مَذْعُورًا أَوْ قَالَ فَزِعًا فَقَالَ أَسْتَشْهِدُكُمْ فَقَالَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ لَا يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَكُنْتُأَصْغَرَهُمْ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ وَشَهِدْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ  

[Machine] Abu Musa sought permission from Umar, who replied, "One, two, three" and then Abu Musa returned. Umar said to him, "You must come with evidence for this, or I will take action." Abu Musa replied as if to say, "I will make you regret this." Umar said, "Fine, go ahead." Then Abu Musa went to a gathering where the Ansar were present and mentioned this to them. He said, "Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said that if anyone seeks permission three times and is not granted permission, they should go back?" They replied, "Indeed, only our youngest ones go with you." Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri then stood up and told Umar, "This is Abu Sa'eed, leave him alone."  

إِنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ قَالَ وَاحِدَةً ثِنْتَيْنِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ أَجْعَلُكَ نَكَالًا فِي الْآفَاقِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ الْأَنْصَارُ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ قَالُوا بَلَى لَا يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُنَا قَالَ فَقَامَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ  

[Machine] Abu Musa sought permission from Umar three times, but Umar did not grant him permission. So Abu Musa returned and informed Umar of this. Umar asked him, "What prevented you?" Abu Musa replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'If any one of you seeks permission three times and is not granted permission, then let him go back.'" Umar said, "Come to me with proof of this, or else Hammad will punish you." Abu Musa left and entered the mosque, then went to the gathering of the Ansar, and narrated to them the incident and what Umar said to him. They said, "None of us will stand with you except our youngest member." So Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri stood with him and testified. Umar said to him, "We do not accuse you, but the narration from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is severe."  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ مَا رَدَّكَ؟ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ» فَقَالَ لِتَجِئْنِي عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَإِلَّا قَالَ حَمَّادٌ تَوَعَّدَهُ قَالَ فَانْصَرَفَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِصَّةَ مَا قَالَ لِعُمَرَ وَمَا قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالُوا لَا يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُنَا فَقَامَ مَعَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ فَشَهِدَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ إِنَّا لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ وَلَكِنَّ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَدِيدٌ  

We were in the company of Ubayy b. Ka'b that Abu Musa Ash'ari came there in a state of anger. He stood (before us) and said: I ask you to bear witness in the name of Allah whether anyone amongst you heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Permission (for entering the house) should be sought three times and if permission is granted to you (then get in). otherwise go back. Ubayy b. Ka'b said: What is the iiiatter? He said: I sought permission yesterday from 'Umar b. Khattab three times but he did not permit me, so I came back; then I went to him today and visited him and informed him that I had come to him yesterday and greeted him thrice, then came back, whereupon he said: Yes, we did hear you but be were at that time busy, but why did you not seek permission (further and you must have never gone back until you were permitted to do so). He said: I sought permission (in the manner) that I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said (in connection 'With the seeking of permission for entering the house of a stranger). Thereupon he (Hadrat Umar) said: By Allah, I shall torture your back and your stomach unless you bring one who may bear witness to what you state. 'Ubayy b. Ka'b said: By Allah, none should stand with you (to bear testimony) but the youngest amongst us. And he therefore, said to Abu Sa'id: Stand up. So I stood up until I came to Umar and said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say this. (Using translation from Muslim 2153c)  

سَمِعَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الِاسْتِئْذَانُ ثَلَاثٌ فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَكَ وَإِلَّا فَارْجِعْ»؟ قَالَ أُبَيٌّ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَمْسِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي جِئْتُهُ أَمْسِ فَسَلَّمْتُ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ فَقَالَ قَدْ سَمِعْنَاكَ وَنَحْنُ حِينَئِذٍ عَلَى شُغْلٍ فَلَوِ اسْتَأْذَنْتَ حَتَّى يُؤْذَنَ لَكَ؟ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ كَمَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَأُوجِعَنَّ ظَهْرَكَ أَوْ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي بِمَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَكَ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ فَقَالَ أُبَيٌّ وَاللَّهِ لَا يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلَّا أَحْدَثُنَا سِنًّا قُمْ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَقُمْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عُمَرَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ هَذَا  

[Machine] Abu Musa went to Umar, but he was not given permission, so he left. Umar asked him, "Why didn't you come to me?" Abu Musa replied, "I came and asked for permission three times but was not granted it, so I went back. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever seeks permission three times and is not granted it, should go back.'" Umar said to Abu Musa, "Come to me with clear evidence, otherwise I will punish you." Abu Sa'eed said, "Abu Musa came to us in a state of fear or panic. He said, 'I have come to seek your witness.' Ubayy ibn Ka'b said to him, 'Sit down, only the youngest among us will stand with you.' Abu Sa'eed said, 'I was the youngest, so I stood and testified for him in front of Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever seeks permission three times and is not granted it, should go back.'"  

أَبُو مُوسَى عَلَى عُمَرَ ؓ فَلَمْ يُؤَذَنْ لَهُ فَانْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ مَا لَكَ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي؟ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤَذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤَذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ ؓ أَقِمْ عَلَيَّ ذَا بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِلَّا أَوْجَعْتُكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَأَتَانَا أَبُو مُوسَى مَذْعُورًا أَوْ فَزِعًا قَالَ جِئْتُ أَسْتَشْهِدُكُمْ قَالَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ؓ اجْلِسْ لَا يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَكُنْتُ أَصْغَرَهُمْ فَقُمْتُ فَشَهِدْتُ لَهُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ