By the One my life is in His Mighty Hand...

By the One my life is in His Mighty Hand, none other than truth has come out of this." In the last days of the life of the Prophet (P) "Ibn Abbas said: when the Prophet (P) was at his dying bed there where some men around him, among them, Omar Ibn Khattab. The Messenger of Allah (P) said to them: Bring me a book to write something for you that you may never go astray. Omar said: Surely the pain has inflicted the Messenger of Allah and the Book of Allah is with you. The Book of Allah suffices us!

Following his (Omar) words those who were at the house disputed amongst themselves. Some agreed with Omar and when the dispute and voices rose the Messenger of Allah (P) said: Stand up and leave me for it is not appropriate to dispute at the presence of a Prophet (P)." During the reign of Abu-Bakr Al-Thahabi under the biography of Abu-Bakr narrated: "After the demise of the Prophet (P) Abu-Bakr called people and said: You have been narrating many Ahadith from the Prophet (P) yet you dispute among yourselves about them.

People who come after you will dispute more about them. Thus, from now do not narrate any more Hadith from the Prophet (P). Whoever asked you anything tell them: Between us and you is the Book of Allah, thus accept its Halal as Halal and accept its Haraam as Haraam." Al-Thahabi also narrated the following event from Aiysha; the daughter of Abu-Bakr: "My father has compiled 500 Hadith from the Prophet (P). One night (during his caliphate) he was uneasy and did not sleep the whole night.

In the morning he called me and said: My daughter bring me those Ahadith that I have with you. I brought them to him and he burnt them all. He then said: I am worried lest I die and there has been any Hadith that I have narrated it from the Prophet (P) through a person that I assumed him to be honest and trustworthy whereas he is not.

I do not wish to carry the responsibility of a wrong narration on my neck!" During the reign of Omar Ibn Sa'd narrated from Orwa: Omar decided to write down the Ahadith of the Prophet (P). He sought the opinion of the about the matter to which they positively consented. Nonetheless, Omar thought about it over for a month and then announced: I had in mind to write down the Ahadith of the Prophet (P).

Yet, I remembered the nations who were before you; those who wrote their books and abandoned the Book of Allah. By Allah!