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2690. Abū Sa'eed narrated: "Abū Mūsā sought permission to enter upon 'Umar. He said: 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum' (Peace be upon you). May I enter?" 'Umar said: 'Once.' Then he was silent for some time. Then he said: 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum' (Peace be upon you). May I enter?" 'Umar said: 'Twice.' Then he was silent for some time. Then he said: 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum' (Peace be upon you). May I enter?" So 'Umar said: 'Three times.' Then he (Abū Mūsā) 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 Allāh! 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 the Anṣār. He said: 'O people of the Anṣār! Are you not the most knowledgeable people about the Aḥādīth of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ? Did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ not say: "Seeking permission is to be done
three times. Either you are permitted, or otherwise leave.”? The people began joking.” Abū 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 about it, and ‘Umar said: “I did not know about this.” (Sahih)
There are narrations on this topic from ‘Alī and Umm Tāriq the freed slave of Sa’d.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih.
Al-Jurairī’s name is Sa‘eed bin Iyās, his Kunyah is Abū Mas’ud. Others besides him also reported this from Abū Naḍrah. Abū Naḍrah Al-‘Abdī’s name is Al-Munḍhir bin Mālik bin Quṭa’ah.
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It is known through various Ahādīth that the right procedure to seek permission of entry to meet one is that first he should say ‘Assalāmu Alaikum’, thereafter he should ask for entry. If he did not get an answer, he should do so a second time, in case of not receiving a reply he should say ‘Assalāmu Alaikum’ a third time and seek permission; if there is no reply even the third time, then he should go back.
