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There is none among the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) who has narrated more Hadiths than I except
`Abdullah bin `Amr (bin Al-`As) who used to write them and I never did the same.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 3, Hadith 55
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In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in
revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. So he rode his
Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, "Allah held back the killing from
Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet (ﷺ) said "elephant or killing," as the Arabic
words standing for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the
believers over power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca
was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it was
made legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not
allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqat (fallen things) except
by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his
closest relative has the right to choose one of the two-- the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having
the killer killed. In the meantime a man from Yemen came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Get that
written for me." The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from Quraish
said, "Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), as we use it in our
houses and graves." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Except Al-Idhkhir i.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked."
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Ibn `Abbas said, "When the ailment of the Prophet (ﷺ) became worse, he said, 'Bring for me (writing)
paper and I will write for you a statement after which you will not go astray.' But `Umar said, 'The
Prophet is seriously ill, and we have got Allah's Book with us and that is sufficient for us.' But the
companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) differed about this and there was a hue and cry. On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to
them, 'Go away (and leave me alone). It is not right that you should quarrel in front of me." Ibn
`Abbas came out saying, "It was most unfortunate (a great disaster) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was prevented
from writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise. (Note: It is apparent
from this Hadith that Ibn `Abbas had witnessed the event and came out saying this statement. The
truth is not so, for Ibn `Abbas used to say this statement on narrating the Hadith and he had not
witnessed the event personally. See Fath Al-Bari Vol. 1, p.220 footnote.) (See Hadith No. 228, Vol.
4).