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who said, “I heard Jabir say:
‘I sought permission to enter upon the Prophet ﷺ, and he asked, “Who is this?”
I replied, “It is I.”
He then said, “It is I, it is I,” as though he disliked the phrase.’
It was recorded by al-Bukhari (1), through Abu al-Walid, from Shuʿbah.
(1) Al-Bukhari, Sahih, Book of Seeking Permission, chapter: “When he is asked, ‘Who is it?’ and he answers, ‘It is I,’” 11/30. The hadith is likewise reported by Muslim, no. 2155; Abu Dawud, no. 5187; al-Tirmidhi, no. 2711; and Ibn Majah, no. 3709, all through several chains from Shuʿbah with the same isnad. Al-Khattabi explains: The reply “It is I” is not an answer in itself and gives no information about what was asked; one should rather say, “I am Jabir,” so that the inquirer learns the name he was asking about.
سَمِعْتُ جَابراً يَقُوْلُ:
اسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: (مَنْ هَذَا؟)
فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا.
فَقَالَ: (أَنَا أَنَا) ، كَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَهُ.
أَخْرَجَهُ: البُخَارِيُّ (١) ، عَنْ أَبِي الوَلِيْدِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ.
(١) ١١ / ٣٠ في الاستئذان: باب إذا قال: من ذا؟ فقال: أنا. وأخرجه مسلم (٢١٥٥) ، وأبو داود (٥١٨٧) ، والترمذي (٢٧١١) ، وابن ماجة (٣٧٠٩) ، من طرق عن شعبة بهذا الإسناد.
قال الخطابي: قوله: " أنا " لا يتضمن الجواب، ولا يفيد العلم بما استعلمه، وكان حق الجواب أن يقول: أنا جابر، ليقع تعريف الاسم الذي وقعت المسألة عنه.