Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونٍَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ عَن أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَن أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَلَقِيَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ رَجَعْتَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ اسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَلْيَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى هَذِهِ بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ قَوْمِهِ فَنَاشَدَهُمْ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَقُلْتُ أَنَا مَعَكَ فَشَهِدُوا لَهُ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ.
English Translation
Yazid ibn Harun 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 him, three times, but was not given permission, so he went back. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 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.'" He 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, and he let him go.