[Machine] Abu Bakr sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while I was with him in his garment. She (Aisha) said: "So permission was granted to him, and he settled his matter with him while he was with me in the garment. Then he went out, and Umar sought permission from him, and permission was granted to him, and he settled his matter with him in that condition. Then he went out, and Uthman sought permission from him, and he fixed his clothes and sat down, and he settled his matter with him. Then he went out. Aisha said: I said to him (the Messenger of Allah): 'O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr sought permission from you, and he settled his matter with you in that condition. Then Umar sought permission from you, and he settled his matter with you in that condition. Then Uthman sought permission from you, and it is as if you preserved him (to be last).' He said: 'Certainly, Uthman is a shy man, and if I had given him permission in that condition (while Abu Bakr and Umar were with me), I feared that he would not have his need fulfilled.'"
اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فِي مِرْطٍ وَاحِدٍ قَالَتْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَقَضَى إِلَيْهِ حَاجَتَهُ وَهُوَ مَعِي فِي الْمِرْطِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ عُمَرُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَقَضَى إِلَيْهِ حَاجَتَهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ عُثْمَانُ فَأَصْلَحَ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابَهُ وَجَلَسَ فَقَضَى إِلَيْهِ حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَضَى إِلَيْكَ حَاجَتَهُ عَلَى حَالِكَ تِلْكَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْكَ عُمَرُ فَقَضَى إِلَيْكَ حَاجَتَهُ عَلَى حَالِكَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْكَ عُثْمَانُ فَكَأَنَّكَ احْتَفَظْتَ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ رَجُلٌ حَيِيٌّ وَإِنِّي لَوْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَقْضِيَ إِلَيَّ حَاجَتَهُ