It was for this reason that Ibn Abbas used to say...

It was for this reason that Ibn Abbas used to say, "It was a great tragedy and disaster that the Prophet could not write anything because of the noise and dissension among the people”. Abdullah ibn Abbas is quoted as saying through the narration of Sa'id bin Jubayr related in Sahih Bukhari, "What a calamitous day was the day of Thursday!" After having said this he wept and then said, "When, on Thursday, the…