Asking permission to enter market shops

Ibrahim said: Permission is not required for the shops of the market. (It is not necessary to seek permission.)

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said that when a shopkeeper opens his door and sits down, that counts as permission.

It is narrated from al-A'mash that when Ibrahim al-Taymi, Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, Khaythamah and our companions came to us at the shop in the market, they would say only 'As-salamu alaykum' and then enter.

It was said to Ikrimah: "Did Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) ask permission to enter the shops of the market?" He said: "Who can bear what Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) could bear?"

Ibn Awn said that when Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) came to our shop, he would first say 'As-salamu alaykum' and then enter.

It is narrated from Shu'ayb that when Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) came to the grain room, he would ask: 'As-salamu alaykum, may I enter?' I said: "May Allah have mercy on you! This is only the market!" He said: "Sometimes a person is doing his accounts, and sometimes he is counting dirhams."

Ibn Awn said: I was with Mujahid in the market of Kufah, and the tents (platforms) of the tailors were set up facing the market that adjoined the houses of Banu al-Bakka. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would ask their permission for this." I said: "How would he do it?" He said: "He would say: 'As-salamu alaykum, may I enter?' and then he would enter."

It is narrated from Dirham Abu Ubayd al-Muharibi: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the market when rain began to fall. He stood in the shade of a Persian's tent. The Persian began pushing him away. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was saying: "I have only stopped here to shelter from the rain." Later, when the Persian learned that this was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he began to beat his chest.