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There is the highly controversial episode in the last days of the Prophet's life, which is also called the Episode of Pen and Paper. The Prophet, while in his terminal illness and only days before his death, called for pen and paper. According to Bukhari (1:41), when the Prophet's illness became serious, he said, "Bring me writing materials that I may write for you something, after which you will not be led into error." Umar said, "The illness has overwhelmed the Prophet. We have the Book of God and that is enough for us." Then, the Prophet differed about this and spoke many words, and said, "Leave me! There ought not to be quarrelling in my presence." And Ibn Abbas went out saying, "The greatest of all calamities is what intervened between the Prophet and his writing."