Asking for a Pen and Inkwell to Write a Will During the Fatal Illness
Question
Question: It is well known among people here that when the time of the Messenger’s ﷺ passing drew near and he was in the throes of death, he asked for a pen and an inkwell [to be brought]. At this, Hazrat ‘Umar ﵁ said that a fit of delirium had overtaken him. Is this narration found in Sahih al-Bukhari and elsewhere?
Answer
[ar]حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ وَمَا يَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ اشْتَدَّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَعُهُ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي أَكْتُبْ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا فَتَنَازَعُوا وَلَا يَنْبَغِي عِنْدَ نَبِيٍّ تَنَازُعٌ…
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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