حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی عَنْ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو مُوسَی عَلَی عُمَرَ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ أَأَدْخُلُ قَالَ عُمَرُ وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ سَکَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ أَأَدْخُلُ قَالَ عُمَرُ ثِنْتَانِ ثُمَّ سَکَتَ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ أَأَدْخُلُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ثَلَاثٌ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِلْبَوَّابِ مَا صَنَعَ قَالَ رَجَعَ قَالَ عَلَيَّ بِهِ فَلَمَّا جَائَهُ قَالَ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي صَنَعْتَ قَالَ السُّنَّةُ قَالَ آلسُّنَّةُ وَاللَّهِ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَی هَذَا بِبُرْهَانٍ أَوْ بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ بِکَ قَالَ فَأَتَانَا وَنَحْنُ رُفْقَةٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَلَسْتُمْ أَعْلَمَ النَّاسِ بِحَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَمْ يَقُلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الِاسْتِئْذَانُ ثَلَاثٌ فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَکَ وَإِلَّا فَارْجِعْ فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يُمَازِحُونَهُ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا أَصَابَکَ فِي هَذَا مِنْ الْعُقُوبَةِ فَأَنَا شَرِيکُکَ قَالَ فَأَتَی عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِکَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا کُنْتُ عَلِمْتُ بِهَذَا وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَأُمِّ طَارِقٍ مَوْلَاةِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَالْجُرَيْرِيُّ اسْمُهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ إِيَاسٍ يُکْنَی أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ وَقَدْ رَوَی هَذَا غَيْرُهُ أَيْضًا عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ وَأَبُو نَضْرَةَ الْعَبْدِيُّ اسْمُهُ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ مَالِکِ بْنِ قُطَعَةَ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2690
Narrated Abu Sa'eed: Abu Musa sought permission to enter upon 'Umar. He said: 'As-Salamu 'Alaykum (Peace be upon you). May I enter?' 'Umar said: 'Once.' Then he was silent for some time. Then he said: 'As-Salamu 'Alaykum (Peace be upon you). May I enter?' 'Umar said: Twice.' Then he was silent for some time. Then he said: 'As-salamu 'Alaykum (Peace be upon you). May I enter?' 'Umar said: 'Three times.' Then he (Abu Musa) left. 'Umar said to the gate-keeper: 'What did he do?' He replied: 'He left. He said: 'Bring him to me.' So when he came, 'Umar said to him: 'What is this that you have done?' He said: 'The Sunnah.' He said: 'The Sunnah? By Allah! You had better bring me proof or a witness to clarify this, or I will do this or that to you.' He said So he came to us while we were sitting with Ansar. He said: 'O People of the Ansar! Are you not the most knowledgeable people about the Ahadith of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) not say: Seeking permission is to be done three time. Either you are permitted, or other wise leave? The people began joking. Abu Sa'eed said: Then I raised my head toward him and said: Whatever punishment you are afflicted with because of this, then I shall be your partner in it. So he went to 'Umar to inform him him about it, and 'Umar said: I did not know about about this.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020