Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 468 – Volume 9, Book 92

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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 468:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
When the time of the death of the Prophet approached while there were some men in the house,
and among them was 'Umar bin Al-Khatttab, the Prophet said, "Come near let me write for you a
writing after which you will never go astray." 'Umar said, "The Prophet is seriously ill, and you have
the Quran, so Allah's Book is sufficient for us." The people in the house differed and disputed. Some
of them said, "Come near so that Allah's Apostle may write for you a writing after which you will not
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 9 > BOOK 92: HOLDING FAST TO THE QUR'AN AND SUNNAH
go astray," while some of them said what 'Umar said. When they made much noise and differed
greatly before the Prophet, he said to them, "Go away and leave me." Ibn 'Abbas used to say, "It was a
great disaster that their difference and noise prevented Allah's Apostle from writing that writing for
them.
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Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Ta –
wheed)