Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُمَا قَالَ وَاحِدَةً ثِنْتَيْنِ ثَلَاثَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ أَجْعَلُكَ نَكَالًا فِي الْآفَاقِ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ الْأَنْصَارُ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 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.
English Translation
Muhammad b. Ja'far told us: Shu'ba told us, from Abu Maslama, from Abu Nadra, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: Abu Musa sought permission to enter upon Umar, may Allah Almighty be pleased with them both - he said: once, twice, three times - then Abu Musa went back. Umar said to him, "You must bring proof of this, or else I will do such-and-such" - he said: as if he was saying, "I will make you an example to others." So Abu Musa went to a gathering in which the Ansar were present and mentioned that to them. He said, "Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'When one of you asks permission three times and is not given it, let him go back'?" They said, "Yes indeed - none will stand up with you except the youngest of us." So Abu Sa'id al-Khudri stood up to Umar and said, "This is Abu Sa'id," so he let him go.