The Thursday calamity (pen and paper)
Mourning Strength of evidence: Weak
Days before his death the Prophet asked for pen and paper to write something that would keep the community from going astray. Umar said, “Pain has overcome him; God’s Book suffices us,” and amid the quarrel the Prophet sent them out. Ibn Abbas called it “the calamity of Thursday”.
- Other views
- The event itself is in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim; the exact day (the Thursday before the demise) is approximate, and WikiShia gives 25 Safar.
- Sources
- صحیح بخاری، کتاب العلم و کتاب المغازی
- صحیح مسلم، کتاب الوصیة
- ویکیشیعه: ماجرای دوات و قلم