Introduction

There's a controversy over when exactly the process arrived in Medina. We do not know the date with precision for one simple reason. People did not concern themselves with dates that much at this time and place. A date of 8th or 9th of Rabirah wa'ala actually makes more sense. The fastest rider from Makkah to Medina will take three to four days, right? So the news has arrived before the process has arrived because he's taking slower.