"Why did you go back?" He said: "I asked permission to enter three times, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ enjoined upon us, then if we are given permission we should enter, otherwise we should go back." He said: "You should bring me proof of that, or else!" Then he came to a gathering of his people and asked them to swear by Allah concerning that, and they did so, so he let him go."  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَانْصَرَفَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ مَا رَدَّكَ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ الاِسْتِئْذَانَ الَّذِي أَمَرَنَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلاَثًا فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَنَا دَخَلْنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَنَا رَجَعْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لأَفْعَلَنَّ فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ قَوْمِهِ فَنَاشَدَهُمْ فَشَهِدُوا لَهُ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ  

[Machine] Abu Musa asked Umar for permission three times, but he was not granted permission. So he came back and met Umar, who asked him, "What made you return?" Abu Musa said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Anyone who seeks permission three times and is not granted permission, should return.' Umar said, 'You must bring clear evidence for this, or else I will take action.' So Abu Musa went to his people and sought their support, and they testified in his favor. Umar then allowed him to go his way."  

اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَلَقِيَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ رَجَعْتَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مِنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ قَوْمِهِ فَنَاشَدَهُمُ اللهَ تَعَالَى فَقُلْتُ أَنَا مَعَكَ فَشَهِدُوا لَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ  

[Machine] Abu Musa sought permission from Umar three times and was not granted permission, so he returned and met Umar who asked why he had come back. Abu Musa replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever seeks permission three times and is not granted permission, let him return.' Umar said, 'You will come to them with evidence, or I will surely take action.' Abu Musa then went to his people's gathering and he called upon Allah the Almighty, so I said, 'I am with you,' and they testified in his favor, so Umar left him."  

اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَلَقِيَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ رَجَعْتَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى هَذِهِ بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ قَوْمِهِ فَنَاشَدَهُمُ اللهَ تَعَالَى فَقُلْتُ أَنَامَعَكَ فَشَهِدُوا لَهُ 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