14/17. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1396 — The Crying Palm Trunk
Where The Imam Should Stand During The Khutbah
Hadith About the Palm Trunk Crying for the Prophet
Sunan an-Nasai : 1396
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1396
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا الزُّبَيْرِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَطَبَ يَسْتَنِدُ إِلَى جِذْعِ نَخْلَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمَّا صُنِعَ الْمِنْبَرُ وَاسْتَوَى عَلَيْهِ اضْطَرَبَتْ تِلْكَ السَّارِيَةُ كَحَنِينِ النَّاقَةِ حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى نَزَلَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاعْتَنَقَهَا فَسَكَتَتْ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered the khutbah, he used to lean against a palm tree trunk that formed one of the pillars of the Masjid. When the Minbar was made and he sat down on it, that pillar made a sound like the groaning of a camel, which the people of the Masjid heard, until the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came down and embraced it, then it fell silent.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1396In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 2, Book 14, Hadith 1397
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1396
This hadith about the crying palm trunk describes a powerful event during the Prophet's khutbah. Jabir bin Abdullah said that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم delivered the khutbah, he used to lean against a palm tree trunk that formed one of the pillars of the Masjid. When a Minbar was made and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sat on it, the trunk made a sound like the groaning of a camel. The people in the Masjid heard it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then came down and embraced it, and it became silent. The report stays focused on the trunk, the new Minbar, and the Prophet's response of mercy and closeness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to lean on a palm trunk while giving the khutbah.
- When the Minbar was made, the trunk made a sound heard by the people.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came down and embraced it.
- The trunk became silent after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم embraced it.
