CHAPTER 16

DISPERSE WHEN ANY DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ARISES Jundub (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying: Recite the Quran as long as your hearts agree to do so, and when you feel variance between them (between your hearts and tongues), then get up^1 (and leave its recital for the time being). Bukhari transmitted it. 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) said: When the ailment of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 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 (Allah be pleased with him) said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is seriously ill, and we have got Allah's Book with us and that is sufficient for us." But the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) differed about this and there was a hue and cry. On that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to them, "Go away (and leave me alone). It is not right that you should quarrel in front of me." Bukhari and Muslim transmitted it. Muslim transmitted it on the authority of 'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (Allah be pleased with him) who said: They recited the surah Yusuf. One man spoke as to why these words were not revealed by Allah. He admonished him saying: "Do you falsify the Book of Allah."