Volume 4, Book 53, Number 393:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 4 > BOOK 53: ONE-FIFTH OF BOOTY TO THE CAUSE OF ALLAH (KHUMUS)
that he heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying, “Thursday! And you know not what Thursday is? After that Ibn
‘Abbas wept till the stones on the ground were soaked with his tears. On that I asked Ibn ‘Abbas,
“What is (about) Thursday?” He said, “When the condition (i.e. health) of Allah’s Apostle deteriorated,
he said, ‘Bring me a bone of scapula, so that I may write something for you after which you will nev –
er go astray.’The people differed in their opinions although it was improper to differ in front of a
prophet, They said, ‘What is wrong with him? Do you think he is delirious? Ask him (to understand).
The Prophet replied, ‘Leave me as I am in a better state than what you are asking me to do.’ Then the
Prophet ordered them to do three things saying, ‘Turn out all the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula,
show respect to all foreign delegates by giving them gifts as I used to do.’ ” The sub-narrator added,
“The third order was something beneficial which either Ibn ‘Abbas did not mention or he mentioned
but I forgot.’