CHAPTER: DISAPPROVAL OF SAYING:" IT IS I" IN RESPONSE TO ONE'S INQUIRY WHILE SEEKING PERMISSION TO GET IN THE HOUSE
No. 5363
Jabir b. Abdullah reported: I came to Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and called him (with a view to seeking permission). whereupon Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Who is it? I said: It is I. Thereupon he (the Prophet) came out saying: It is I. it is I.
No. 5364
Jabir b. Abdullah reported: I sought permission from Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to see him. He said: Who is it? I said: It is I. Thereupon Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: It is I. it is I (these words lead me to no conclusion).
No. 5365
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba with a slight variation of wording and that is: The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) uttered these words: It is I. it is I." in the manner as if he disapproved of this.