Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَكَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ذَكْوَانَ أَبَا صَالِحٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ أَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَا فِي حَاجَةٍ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الْمَوْلَى سَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَسْتَأْذِنَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ.
English Translation
Bahz told us, Shu'bah told us, he said: al-Hakam informed me, he said: I heard Dhakwan Abu Salih narrate from a freed slave of Amr ibn al-As, that Amr ibn al-As sent him to Ali to seek permission for him to visit Ali's wife Asma bint Umays. He gave him permission and they spoke about a matter. When the freed slave came out, he was asked about it, and he said: Amr said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade us from seeking permission to visit women except with the permission of their husbands.