Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ عَن أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَن أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُمَا ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَلَقِيَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ رَجَعْتَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مِنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ قَوْمِهِ فَنَاشَدَهُمْ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَقُلْتُ أَنَا مَعَكَ فَشَهِدُوا لَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ.
English Translation
Yazid told us: Dawud informed us, from Abu Nadrah, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: Abu Musa sought permission to enter upon Umar, may Allah be pleased with both of them, three times, but was not given permission, so he went back. Umar met him and said, "What is the matter, why did you go back?" He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: 'Whoever asks permission three times and is not given permission, let him return.'" Umar said, "You must bring proof of this, or I will do such and such." So he went to the gathering of his people and adjured them by Allah the Exalted. I said, "I am with you." So they testified for him accordingly, and he let him go.