الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الفضائلThe Book of Virtues
بَابُ فِي صِفَةِ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ هو؟
Chapter regarding the description of the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and what it was made from
Hadith 12696
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ كَانَ جِذْعُ نَخْلَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يُسْنِدُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَيْهِ، إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ جُمُعَةٍ، أَوْ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ، فَقَالُوا: أَلَا نَجْعَلُ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! شَيْئًا كَقَدْرِ قِيَامِكَ؟ قَالَ: ”لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا.“ فَصَنَعُوا لَهُ مِنْبَرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَاقٍ. قَالَ: فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَخَارَ الْجِذْعُ كَمَا تَخُورُ الْبَقَرَةُ جَزَعًا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَالْتَزَمَهُ وَمَسَحَهُ حَتَّى سَكَنَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a date-palm trunk in the Prophet’s Mosque. On Fridays or on some special occasion, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to address the people, he would stand with his back against it. The people said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Should we not make something elevated for you to stand on? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That is fine, there is no harm in it. So they prepared a pulpit with three steps. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on it to deliver the sermon, the trunk, saddened by the separation from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), began to cry out loudly, like a cow cries out. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to it, embraced it, and placed his hand over it, and it became quiet.
Hadith 12697
عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ مِنْ أَيِّ عُودٍ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: أَمَا وَاللَّهِ! إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ مِنْ أَيِّ عُودٍ هُوَ؟ وَأَعْرِفُ مَنْ عَمِلَهُ؟ وَأَيُّ يَوْمٍ صُنِعَ؟ وَأَيُّ يَوْمٍ وُضِعَ؟ وَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ جَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ، أَرْسَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ لَهَا غُلَامٌ نَجَّارٌ، فَقَالَ لَهَا: ”مُرِي غُلَامَكِ النَّجَّارَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ لِي أَعْوَادًا، أَجْلِسُ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا كَلَّمْتُ النَّاسَ.“ فَأَمَرَتْهُ فَذَهَبَ إِلَى الْغَابَةِ فَقَطَعَ طَرْفَاءَ فَعَمِلَ الْمِنْبَرَ ثَلَاثَ دَرَجَاتٍ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَوُضِعَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ هَذَا الَّذِي تَرَوْنَ فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ وُضِعَ فَكَبَّرَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ الْقَهْقَرَى فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ، ثُمَّ عَادَ حَتَّى فَرَغَ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ: ”يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ هَذَا لِتَأْتَمُّوا بِي وَلِتَعْلَمُوا صَلَاتِي.“ فَقِيلَ لِسَهْلٍ: هَلْ كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِ الْجِذْعِ مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ، قَالَ: قَدْ كَانَ مِنْهُ الَّذِي كَانَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked: “What was the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) made of?” He replied: “By Allah! I know very well what kind of wood it was made from, who made it, when it was made, and on which day it was placed. And I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) sitting on it on the very first day. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had sent a message to a woman whose slave was a carpenter. He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to her: ‘Tell your carpenter slave to make something of wood for me to sit on at an elevated place when I address the people.’ That woman gave the order to her slave, so he went to the forest, cut wood from the tamarisk tree, and made a pulpit consisting of three steps. The woman then sent that pulpit to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and it was placed exactly where you now see it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) sat on that pulpit on the first day, said ‘Allahu Akbar’ on it, and performed ruku’ (bowing), then stepped down backwards and performed sajdah (prostration) on the ground, and the people also performed sajdah with him. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) went back up onto the pulpit until he completed the prayer. When the prayer was finished, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: ‘O people! I have done this deliberately so that you may follow me and learn the way I perform prayer.’ Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: ‘Did any incident happen with that trunk which people narrate?’ He replied: ‘Yes, it did happen.’
Hadith 12698
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: كَانَ مِنْ أَثَلِ الْغَابَةِ، يَعْنِي مِنْبَرَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
(Second chain) Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet’s pulpit was made of tamarisk wood.
