Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3706
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَنْبَأَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى، اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عُمَرَ ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ فَانْصَرَفَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ مَا رَدَّكَ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ الاِسْتِئْذَانَ الَّذِي أَمَرَنَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ثَلاَثًا فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَنَا دَخَلْنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَنَا رَجَعْنَا . قَالَ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لأَفْعَلَنَّ . فَأَتَى مَجْلِسَ قَوْمِهِ فَنَاشَدَهُمْ فَشَهِدُوا لَهُ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us; Dawud ibn Abi Hind informed us, from Abu Nadr, from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, that Abu Musa asked ‘Umar for permission to enter three times. He was not given permission, so he left. ‘Umar sent for him and asked, ‘What made you turn back?’ He said, ‘I sought permission in the manner the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed us: three times. If we are given permission, we enter; if we are not, we return.’ ‘Umar said, ‘You must bring me proof of this, or I will certainly act.’ Abu Musa went to a gathering of his people and called upon them to testify; they testified for him, and ‘Umar let him go.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic does not specify what ‘Umar threatened to do if Abu Musa failed to produce proof.
قَالَ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لأَفْعَلَنَّ .
The wording la-ta'tiyannani ... aw la-af'alanna states that ‘Umar would certainly act, but does not name the action.
Is the unspecified threat meant to remain open in translation?