4/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 505 — The Crying Date Palm Trunk
What Has Been Related About The Khutbah On the Minbar
The Crying Date Palm Trunk Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 505
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 505
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْفَلاَّسُ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ كَثِيرٍ أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَخْطُبُ إِلَى جِذْعٍ فَلَمَّا اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمِنْبَرَ حَنَّ الْجِذْعُ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ فَالْتَزَمَهُ فَسَكَنَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ هُوَ بَصْرِيٌّ وَهُوَ أَخُو أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَلاَءِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet Would Give The Khutbah Next To The Trunk Of A Date Palm. When He [The Prophet] Began Using The Minbar The Trunk Cried Out For Him Until He Came To It And Held It, So It Became Quiet.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 505In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 505
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 505
This hadith describes a moving event connected to the Prophet's Friday khutbah. Ibn Umar reports that the Prophet used to give the khutbah beside the trunk of a date palm. Later, when the Prophet began using the minbar, the trunk cried out for him. The Prophet then came to it and held it, and it became quiet. The core topic is the Prophet's minbar and the crying date palm trunk. The hadith should be explained exactly as stated: it shows the trunk reacting when separated from the Prophet's former place of khutbah. It also shows the Prophet responding with care by going to it and holding it until it settled.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet used a date palm trunk before using the minbar.
- The trunk cried when the Prophet moved to the minbar.
- The Prophet showed care by coming to it and holding it.
- The narration highlights a special sign connected to the Prophet.
