It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver sermons while leaning against the trunk of a tree. Then, when the pulpit was made (and he ascended it «كما فى رواية البخاري»), that trunk began to weep until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to it and placed his hand upon it.
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