09-19-2005, 01:44 PM
Bismillah
Askimg a permission to enter a house
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:
I was sitting in Medina in the company of the Ansar when Abu Musa came trembling with fear. We said to him: What is the matter? He said: 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for me. l went to him and paid him salutation thrice at (his) door but he did not respond, so I came back. Thereupon he ('Umar) said: What prevented you from turning up? I said: I did come to you and paid salutation at your door three times but I was not given any response, so I came back as Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) has said: When anyone of you seeks permission three times and he is not granted permission, he should come back.