I was sitting in one of the meeting of the Ansar. Abu Musa came terrified. We asked him; what makes you terrified? He replied: ‘Umar sent for me; so I went to him and asked his permission three times, but he did not permit me (to enter), so I came back. He asked; what has prevented you from coming to me? I replied: I came and asked permission three times, but it was not granted to me (so I returned). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) has said: When one of you asks permission three times and it is not granted to him, he should go away. He (‘Umar’) said; establish the proof of it. So Abu Sa’id said: the youngest of the people will accompany you. So Abu Sa’id got up with him and testified.  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ الأَنْصَارِ فَجَاءَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَزِعًا فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مَا أَفْزَعَكَ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي عُمَرُ أَنْ آتِيَهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي قُلْتُ قَدْ جِئْتُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ قَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى هَذَا بِالْبَيِّنَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ لاَ يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلاَّ أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ فَقَامَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَعَهُ فَشَهِدَ لَهُ  

[Machine] Abu Musa sought permission from Umar three times, but he did not grant it to him. Abu Musa then returned and said, "Did you not hear the voice of Abdullah bin Qais?" They replied, "Yes." Abu Musa said, "Go and call him." They went and called him, and he was summoned. Umar asked him, "What prompted you to do what you did?" Abu Musa replied, "I sought permission three times, but it was not granted to me, so I returned. We used to be instructed to do this." Umar said, "Bring a clear evidence for your actions, or else I will punish you." Abu Musa went to a mosque or a gathering of the Ansar, and they said, "Only our youngest member can bear witness for you." Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri stood up and testified for him. Umar said, "This matter was kept hidden from me regarding the command of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He has demeaned me by conducting business in the markets."  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ صَوْتَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ آنِفًا؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ فَاطْلُبُوهُ قَالَ فَطَلَبُوهُ فَدُعِيَ فَقَالَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِهَذَا فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ بِالْبَيِّنَةِ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ قَالَ فَأَتَى مَسْجِدًا أَوْ مَجْلِسًا لِلْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا لَا يَشْهَدُ لَكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُنَا فَقَامَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ فَشَهِدَ لَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ خَفِيَ هَذَا عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَلْهَانِي عَنْهُ الصَّفْقُ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ  

[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  

[Machine] Abu Musa asked permission from Umar three times, but he was not given permission and it seemed like he was busy. Abu Musa returned and Umar became free, so he said, "Did I not hear the voice of Abdullah ibn Qais? Give him permission." It was said, "He has already returned." So Umar called for him and said, "We were commanded to do that." Abu Musa said, "Come to me with clear evidence for that." He then went to the assembly of the Ansar and asked them. They said, "No one will testify for you except for our youngest, Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri." Abu Musa went with Abu Sa'eed and he testified for him. Umar said, "This matter was hidden from me. Allah's Messenger ﷺ allowed me to trade in the marketplaces, so do whatever you wish."  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ وَكَأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَشْغُولًا فَرَجَعَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَفَرَغَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ صَوْتَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ؟ ائْذَنُوا لَهُ قِيلَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ رَجَعَ فَدَعَا بِهِ فَقَالَ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِالْبَيِّنَةِ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى مَجْلِسِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ فَقَالُوا لَا يَشْهَدُ لَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ فَانْطَلَقَ بِأَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَشَهِدَ لَهُ فَقَالَ خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ هَذَا مِنْ «أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَلْهَانِي الصَّفْقُ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ وَلَكِنْ سَلِّمْ مَا شِئْتَ»