When the narrators had narrated the exact words of the man...

When the narrators had narrated the exact words of the man, who had opposed the Prophet (S), they did not mention the name of that man. Al-Bukhari said in his Sahih :[^5] “Qubaysa narrated from Ibn Uyayna from Salman al-Ahwal from Sa’eed bin Jubayr that Ibn Abbas had said: “Thursday…and what Thursday is!” He cried until his tears fell on the ground and then he said: “The Prophet (S) had become very ill on Thursday.

He said: “Bring me a piece of paper to write you a book after which you will never go astray at all.” They (the men who were in the Prophet’s house) disputed whereas no one should dispute before a prophet. They said: “The Messenger of Allah is raving.” The Prophet (S) said: “Let me alone!

What I am in is better than what you ascribe to me.” When he was about to die, he ordered of three things: “Drive the polytheists out of Arabia, reward the delegations as I have rewarded them…” and I have forgotten the third one[^6] ”. This is another tradition that has been mentioned by Muslim in his Sahih , by Ahmad in his Musnad 289 and by the rest of narrators. Muslim has mentioned in his Sahih , chap.

“The will” the tradition from another way narrated by Sa’eed bin Jubayr that Ibn Abbas had said: “Thursday and what Thursday is!” His tears began flowing on his cheeks and then he said: “The Prophet (S) said: “Bring me a blade and an inkpot (or a tablet and an inkpot) so that I write you a book after which you will not go a stray at all.” They said: “The Messenger of Allah is raving.” [^7] He, who has studied the “calamity” in the Sihah , knows well that the first one, who has said “The Prophet (S) is raving” was Umar and then the present men, who had adopted his opinion, imitated his situation.

You have seen above the saying of Ibn Abbas in the first tradition “…the men in the house disputed. Some of them said: “Approach! Let the Prophet (S) write you a book after which you will never go astray” and some others said as Umar had said.

That is “The Prophet (S) is raving.” At-Tabarani mentioned a tradition in his book al-Awsat [^8] that Umar had said: “When the Prophet (S) became ill, he said: “Bring me a piece of paper and an inkpot to write you a book after which you will never go astray at all.” The women from behind the curtain said: “Do you not hear what the Messenger of Allah is saying?” I (Umar) said (to the women): “You are like the women of Yousuf (Prophet Joseph).