*** The Date Palm that Cried ***

[Zaheer A Khan]

Bismillaah:

Abdullah Ibn Umar رضي الله عنه relates:

“The Prophet صللى الله عليه وسلم used to stand by a tree or a date-palm on Friday (to give the Khutbah ). Then an Ansari woman or man said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Shall we make a pulpit for you?’ He replied, ‘If you wish.’ So they made a pulpit for him and when it was Friday, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sat on the pulpit (to deliver the Khutbah) and the trunk of the date-palm on which he used to recline cried out as if it would split asunder.”

In Another hadeeth:

“It cried like a child and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم descended (from the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued moaning like a child being quietened. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, ‘It was crying for (missing) what it used to hear of Dhikr near it.’”

Takhreej:

{ Imam Al Bukhari in his Saheeh }

Al Hafiz Ibn Hajar رحمه الله commented:

''There is evidence in this hadith that Allaah عزوجل can endow inanimate objects with a special sense or feeling like that of animals. This hadith also shows one of the numerous miracles of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.

{ Fath ul Bari Sharh Saheeh Al Bukhari }

All of Allaah’s creation on land, in sea, in water, in the air, all over the universe worships عزوجل It is only humans and jinns have the choice to obey or disobey Allah عزوجل .

*** And Allaah عزوجل knows best ***