Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ثُمَامَةَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ أَنَسًا إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ ثَلَاثًا وَيَذْكُرُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ ثَلَاثًا وَكَانَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَحَدَّثَنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ ثَلَاثًا.
English Translation
Abu Sa'id, freedman of the Banu Hashim, told us: Abdullah ibn al-Muthanna told us: I heard Thumama ibn Anas mention that Anas, when he spoke, spoke in threes, and he mentioned that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he spoke, spoke in threes, and he would ask permission three times. Abu Sa'id said: And he narrated this hadith to us afterward, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to ask permission three times.