Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ذَكْوَانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ سَأَلَ الْمَوْلَى عَمْرًا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَانَا أَوْ نَهَى أَنْ نَدْخُلَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ.
English Translation
Muhammad b. Ja'far told us, he said: Shu'ba told us, from al-Hakam, who said: I heard Dhakwan relate from a freedman of 'Amr b. al-'As, that he sent him to 'Ali to ask his permission to visit Asma' bint 'Umays, and 'Ali gave him permission; and when he had finished his errand, the freedman asked 'Amr about that, and he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us" — or "forbade" — "that we should enter upon women without the permission of their husbands."