Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of a datepalm. When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk started crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to stop its crying).
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Hadith #783
Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of a datepalm. When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk started crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to stop its crying).
This hadith is from the book of Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 783 in book 56 of volume 4.
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