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    Question ID: 3615Country: United Kingdom

    Title: In hadith it has been mentioned in the near meaning that when a person visits some ones house then he should take permission three times for entering if permission not given then he should go back, the question is that because in the hadith it mentions the words go back is it permissible , haram, makrooh tahreemi or makrooh tanzihee to knock on some ones door more than three times?Question 2- If a person knocks on some ones door more than three times thinking that the they probably did not hear the three knocks then is it permissible?

    Question: Question1-In hadith it has been mentioned in the near meaning that when a person visits some ones house then he should take permission three times for entering if permission not given then he should go back, the question is that because in the hadith it mentions the words go back is it permissible , haram, makrooh tahreemi or makrooh tanzihee to knock on some ones door more than three times?Question 2- If a person knocks on some ones door more than three times thinking that the they probably did not hear the three knocks then is it permissible?

    Answer ID: 3615

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 318/L=4/TL)

     

    This is etiquette. It teaches us that if anyone is not interested in meeting for any reason whatsoever one should not impose oneself upon him, but he should seek permission thrice. If he is not allowed then he should return since if he is not responded after asking permission thrice it means that the person does not want to allow him:

    قولہ فلیرجع کأن عدم الاجابۃ من صاحب البیت ثلاث مرات تصریح منہ بعدم الاذن ۔۔۔۔۔ و بہ ظھر أن الرجل اذا لم یأذن لہ صاحب البیت لشغل أو نحوہ فلیس للزائر أن یسخط علی صاحب البیت و لا أن یضیق بذلک ذرعاً (تکملۃ فتح الملھم: 4/230)

    Imam Nawawi quotes from Ulama that the best thing for such a person (who calls thrice and is not responded) is to return and not to call more.

    و اما اذا استأذن ثلاثاً فلم یوذن لہ و ظن أنہ لم یسمعہ ففیہ ثلاثۃ مذاھب أظھرھا أنہ ینصرف و لایعید (حاشیۃ مسلم: 2/210)

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India