Hadith of Umar's ban on hadith decision of Muhammad was rescinded later in his ministry. During Umar's reign as Caliph, hadith were in fact being recorded. On the other hand, some sources dispute this account, and claim that it was Umar himself who was the first person to ban hadith collection - a view also upheld by Shias. Certainly during his rule Umar strictly followed the policy of banning the hadith and he prohibited reporting and transmission of hadith altogether. Whenever he sent a group to a city, he would prohibit them from narrating hadith. This ban continued through the caliphate of the Rashidun caliphs into
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (play) presents arguments both in favour of and opposing euthanasia and to what extent government should be allowed to interfere in the life of a private citizen. In portraying Ken as an intelligent man with a useless body, he leaves the audience with conflicting feelings about his desire to end his life. The play was televised on 12 March 1972 by Granada TV. It was directed by Richard Everitt, with the cast that featured Ian McShane (Ken), Suzanne Neve (Dr. Scott), and Philip Latham (Dr. Emerson). "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" opened at the Mermaid Theatre, London, on 6 March 1978,