"I had certain times when I used to come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When I came to him I would ask for permission to enter. If I found him praying he would clear his throat and I would enter, and if I found him free he would give me permission (to enter)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1211)   

«كَانَتْ لِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ السَّحَرِ آتِيهِ فِيهَا إِذَا أَتَيْتُهُ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي سَبَّحَ فَدَخَلْتُ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُهُ فَارِغًا أَذِنَ لِي»  

[Machine] Ali said, "I had two entrances from the Prophet ﷺ , an entrance at night and an entrance during the day. So when I entered at night, he would make room for me." Shurahbil ibn Mudrik contradicted him in his chain of narration, but agreed with him on the word "make room for me."  

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ «كَانَ لِي مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَدْخَلَانِ مَدْخَلٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَمَدْخَلٌ بِالنَّهَارِ فَكُنْتُ إِذَا دَخَلْتُ بِاللَّيْلِ تَنَحْنَحَ لِي» خَالَفَهُ شُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَوَافَقَهُ عَلَى قَوْلِهِ «تَنَحْنَحَ»  

"Ali said to me: 'I was so close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, closer than anyone else. I used to come to him at the end of every night, before dawn, and say: "As-salamu 'alayka ya Nabiyy Allah (Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah)." If he cleared his throat I would go back to my family, otherwise I would enter upon him.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1213)  

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ كَانَتْ لِي مَنْزِلَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْخَلَائِقِ فَكُنْتُ آتِيهِ كُلَّ سَحَرٍ فَأَقُولُ لَهُ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ فَإِنْ تَنَحْنَحَ انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَإِلَّا دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ»  

"When I would ask the Messenger of Allah SAW he would give me, and when I would be silent, he would initiate (speech or giving) with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3729)  

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ «كُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْطَانِي وَإِذَا سَكَتَ ابْتَدَأَنِي»  

"When I would ask the Messenger of Allah SAW he would give me, and when I would be silent, he would initiate (speech or giving) with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3729)   

«كُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ أُعْطِيتُ وَإِذَا سَكَتِ ابْتَدَيْتُ»  

"When I would ask the Messenger of Allah SAW he would give me, and when I would be silent, he would initiate (speech or giving) with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3729)   

عَلِيٌّ «كُنْتُ وَاللهِ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ أُعْطِيتُ وَإِذَا سَكَتُّ ابْتُدِيتُ»