and placed his hand upon it, whereupon it became still. In another narration the palm trunk cried out like the cry of an infant.

In the Ṣaḥīḥ it is also related from Jābir:

‘A woman from the Anṣār said, “Messenger of Allah, shall I not make something for you to sit on? I have a servant boy who is a carpenter.” He replied, “If you wish.” So she made a pulpit for him. When Friday came, the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—sat on the pulpit that had been prepared for him, and the palm trunk upon which he used to preach cried out until it was about to split apart. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—came down and embraced it, and it began to moan like a child being soothed, until it became calm.’