Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خُصَيْفَةَ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي حَلْقَةٍ مِنْ حِلَقِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَاءَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى كَأَنَّهُ مَذْعُورٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَجِيئَنَّ بِبَيِّنَةٍ عَلَى الَّذِي تَقُولُ وَإِلَّا أَوْجَعْتُكَ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَأَتَانَا أَبُو مُوسَى مَذْعُورًا أَوْ قَالَ فَزِعًا فَقَالَ أَسْتَشْهِدُكُمْ فَقَالَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ لَا يَقُومُ مَعَكَ إِلَّا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَكُنْتُ أَصْغَرَهُمْ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ وَشَهِدْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ.
English Translation
Sufyan told us, Yazid ibn Khusayfah told us, from Busr ibn Sa'id, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: I was in one of the assemblies of the Ansar when Abu Musa came to us as if terrified, and said: "Umar ordered me to come to him, so I went to him and asked permission three times but was not admitted, so I went back - and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had said: 'Whoever asks permission three times and is not admitted should return.'" Umar said: "You must bring proof for what you say, or else I will punish you severely." Abu Sa'id said: So Abu Musa came to us terrified - or he said, alarmed - and said: "I call upon you to bear witness." Ubayy ibn Ka'b said: "None should stand up with you except the youngest of the group." Abu Sa'id said: And I was the youngest of them, so I stood up with him and testified that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever asks permission three times and is not admitted should return."