Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Asking Permission
13- بَابُ التَّسْلِيمِ وَالاِسْتِئْذَانِ ثَلاَثًا:
(13) Chapter. To greet somebody and ask permission thrice (only).
2 hadith · references 6244–6245
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Bukhari · 6244إِذَا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ ثَلَاثًا ، وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَعَادَهَا ثَلَاثًاWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) greeted somebody, he used to greet him three times, and if he spoke a sentence, he used to repeat it thrice.5 narratorsBukhari · 6245إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَلَاثًا ، فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ ، فَلْيَرْجِعْWhile I was present in one of the gatherings of the Ansar, Abu Musa came as if he was scared, and said, "I asked permission to enter upon `Umar three times, but I was not given the permission, so I returned." (When `Umar11 narrators·parallel chain