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 Umar did not give him permission. So, Abu Musa returned and met Umar who asked him, "What made you come back?" Abu Musa replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever seeks permission three times and is not given permission, then he should return.' Umar said, 'You should come with evidence for this or I will do something about it.' So, Abu Musa went to his people and sought their help in supplicating to Allah. I said, 'I am with you.' They testified in Abu Musa's favor, and Umar left him alone."  

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

[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, 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 Al-Ash'ari sought permission from Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, three times, but he was not granted permission. So he returned and said, "What made you come back?" Abu Musa replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying, 'If someone seeks permission three times and is not granted it, then let them return.' So Umar said, 'Bring someone to testify with you or I will do something [harsh].' Abu Sa'eed said, 'Umar called me while I was in the mosque, fearing Umar's anger towards me. He stood up and said, 'I swear by Allah, among you there is a man who heard this from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, except that he did not testify to it.' I lifted my head and said, 'Let me inform Umar that I am with you on this.' Others also said the same, and Abu Musa's problem was resolved."  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ مَا رَجَعَكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ الْمُسْتَأْذِنُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَهُ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ بِمَنْ يَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وأَتَانَا وَأَنَا فِي قَوْمٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَهُوَ فَزِعٌ مِنْ وَعِيدِ عُمَرَ إِيَّاهُ فَقَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلًا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا شَهِدَ لِي بِهِ قَالَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَقُلْتُ أَخْبِرْهُ أَنِّي مَعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا وَقَالَ ذَاكَ آخَرُونَ فَسُرِّيَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى