Sunan Abi Dawud · (Abwab Un Noam )
باب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّجُلُ فِي الاِسْتِئْذَانِ
Chapter: How many times should one say salam when seeking permission to enter.
6 hadith · references 5180–5186
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Abu Dawud · 5180حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُصَيْفَةَ ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ الْأَنAbu Saeed Al-Khudri said: I was sitting in one of the meeting of the Ansar. Abu Musa came terrified. We asked him; what makes you terrified? He replied: Umar sent for me; so I went to him and asked his permission three t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5181أَنَّهُ أَتَى عُمَرَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثًا ، فَقَالَ : يَسْتَأْذِنُ أَبُو مُوسَى ، يَسْتَأْذِنُ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ ، يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ، فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ : مَا رAbu Musa said that he came to Umar and asked permission three times saying: Abu Musa asks permission, al-Ash’ari ask permission, and Abdullah bin Qais asks permission, but it was not granted to him. So he went away and U6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5182حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، Ubaid bin Umair said: Abu Musa asked Umar for permission to enter the house. This version has: he went with Abu sa’ld who testified to it. He said Did this practice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remain hidden from me? My e7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5183حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْقَاهِرِ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى , عَنْ أَبِيهِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، قَالThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Musa in a similar way through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Umar said to Abu Musa: I do not blame you, but the matter of transmitting a t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5185زَارَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَنْزِلِنَا ، فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ , فَرَدَّ سَعْدٌ رَدًّا خَفِيًّا ، قَالَ قَيْسٌ : فَقُلْتُ : أَلَا تَأْذَنُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهNarrated Qays ibn Saad: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit us in our house, and said: Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you! Saad returned the greeting in a lower tone. Qays said: I said: Do you not grant permission to7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5186كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَتَى بَابَ قَوْمٍ لَمْ يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْبَابَ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ وَجْهِهِ ، وَلَكِنْ مِنْ رُكْنِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ أَوِ الْأَيْسَرِ وَيَقُولُ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ Narrated Abdullah ibn Busr: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to some people's door, he did not face it squarely, but faced the right or left corner, and said: Peace be upon you! peace be upon you! That was because ther4 narrators