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Sahih al-Bukhari 918 (Book 11, Hadith 42) #888
The Crying Date-Palm Tree

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to deliver sermons while standing by a stem of a date-palm tree, and when the pulpit was placed for him, the stem cried like a pregnant she-camel until the Prophet (ﷺ) placed his hand over it.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: The Prophet used to stand by a stem of a date-palm tree (while delivering a sermon). When the pulpit was placed for him we heard that stem crying like a pregnant she-camel till the Prophet got down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it.
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ جِذْعٌ يَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ فَلَمَّا وُضِعَ لَهُ الْمِنْبَرُ سَمِعْنَا لِلْجِذْعِ مِثْلَ أَصْوَاتِ الْعِشَارِ حَتَّى نَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا‏.‏

TOPICS
sermon  *  crying  *  qaabat  *  khubah  *  amalah  *  tree  *  shecamel

QUICK LESSONS:
Show kindness towards all living things around you no matter how small or insignificant they may seem. Be humble and don't take pride in your positions or achievements .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates an incident that happened during one of the Prophet's sermons. He used to stand by a stem of a date palm tree while delivering his sermon. When the pulpit was placed for him, people heard that stem crying like a pregnant she camel until he got down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it. This hadith shows us how much mercy and compassion our beloved Prophet had towards all living things, even plants! He showed us that we should be kind to all living things around us no matter how small or insignificant they may seem. It also teaches us about being humble and not taking pride in our positions or achievements as even after becoming one of the most influential people in history, he still chose to stand by this tree instead of sitting on an elevated platform.

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