Did you not hear the voice of 'Abdullah b. Qais (the Kunya of Abu Musa Ash'ari)? He was called back. and he (Hadrat 'Umar) said: What did prompt you to do it? Thereupon, he said: This is how we have been commanded to act. He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: Bring evidence (in support of) it, otherwise I shall deal (strictly) with you. So he (Abu Musa) set out and came to the meeting of the Ansar and asked them to bear witness before hadrat Umar about this. They (the Companions present there) said: None but the youngest amongst us would bear out this fact. So Abu Sa'id Khudri (who was the youngest one in that company) said: We have been commanded to do so (while visiting the house of other people). Thereupon 'Umar said: This command of Messenger of Allah ﷺ had remained hidden from me up till now due to (my) business in the market.  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلاَثًا فَكَأَنَّهُ وَجَدَهُ مَشْغُولاً فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ صَوْتَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ائْذَنُوا لَهُ فَدُعِيَ لَهُ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِهَذَا قَالَ لَتُقِيمَنَّ عَلَى هَذَا بَيِّنَةً أَوْ لأَفْعَلَنَّ فَخَرَجَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى مَجْلِسٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا لاَ يَشْهَدُ لَكَ عَلَى هَذَا إِلاَّ أَصْغَرُنَا فَقَامَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِهَذَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ خَفِيَ عَلَىَّ هَذَا مِنْ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَلْهَانِي عَنْهُ الصَّفْقُ بِالأَسْوَاقِ  

[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 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»