It is narrated from Saeed bin Jubair that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Thursday, what a Thursday!" Saying this, he began to weep, and he wept so much that his tears soaked the pebbles. We asked, "O Abu al-Abbas! What happened on Thursday?" He said: "On that day, the illness of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intensified, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Bring (paper and pen) to me. I will write something for you after which you will never go astray.' Those present began to dispute among themselves, although it was not appropriate to dispute in the presence of the Prophet. People began to say to each other, 'What has happened to him (peace and blessings be upon him)? Is he saying something due to the severity of illness or unconsciousness?' Imam Sufyan once said, 'Has he (peace and blessings be upon him) become delirious? Ask him again.' People turned towards him (peace and blessings be upon him) and repeatedly began to inquire (as to what he had commanded). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Leave me in my present state. What you are calling me towards, the state I am in is better than that.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded three things. Sufyan, the narrator, said that he (peace and blessings be upon him) made a bequest of three things. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Expel the polytheists from the Arabian Peninsula, and take care of the delegations coming from outside just as I used to take care of them.' And regarding the third matter, Saeed bin Jubair remained silent. His students say: 'I do not know whether he deliberately remained silent or forgot the third matter.' Sufyan once said that either he deliberately omitted the third matter or forgot it."