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[5935] 21 - (2273) It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "The liar Musailimah came to Al-Madînah at the time of the Prophet ﷺ and started saying: 'If Muḥammad appoints me as his successor I will follow him.' He came with a large number of his people, and was met by the Prophet ﷺ who had Thâbit bin Qais bin Shammâs with him, and in the Prophet's hand was a piece of palm branch. He came and stood in front of Musailimah and his companions, and said: 'If you were to ask me for this piece of palm branch I would not give it to you. I will never transgress the Command of Allâh with regard to you. If you turn away, Allâh will destroy you. I think you are the one concerning whom I was shown something in a dream. This is Thâbit; he will answer you on my behalf.' Then he left." (2274) Ibn 'Abbâs said: "I asked about the words of the Prophet ﷺ: 'I think you are the one concerning whom I was shown something in a dream.' Abû Hurairah told me that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'While I was sleeping I saw two bangles of gold on my arms, and they troubled me. It was revealed to me in my dream that I should blow on them, so I did that, and they flew away. I interpreted them as referring to two liars who will emerge after I am gone. One of them is Al-'Ansî, the man of San'â', and the other is Musailimah, the man of Al-Yamâmah.'"