Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when the time of the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) death approached, many companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were present in the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Bring (something), so that I may write a document for you; if you adhere to it, you will never go astray.”Upon this, (some people) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is suffering from the severity of illness, and you have the Qur’an with you. The Book of Allah is sufficient for us. Then there was a dispute among the people in the house; some said,“Give the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) something to write with, so that he may dictate guidance for you and you will not go astray after that.”Others insisted on a different opinion. When the noise and dispute increased, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Go away from here.”Ubaidullah narrated that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say that the greatest calamity was that, due to the people’s disagreement and noise, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not able to write that guidance for them.