was met with pardon. Why? Because the man belonged to the people of Badr—may Allah be pleased with them and gather us and you in their company in the Gardens of bliss. It was his participation at Badr that kept the Messenger ﷺ from having him executed. Hence, if we find a Muslim spy who conveys our secrets to the unbelievers, he must be put to death—even if he says, “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” He is to be killed without exception, for the only factor that spared Ḥāṭib was his status as a veteran of Badr, an honor that will never recur until the Day of Resurrection. From this hadith the scholars—may Allah have mercy on them—have inferred that a spy is to be killed in every case, whether he is Muslim or non-Muslim, because he delivers our information to our enemies. Allah alone grants success.

1831 – Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: There was a date-palm trunk against which the Prophet ﷺ would stand when giving the sermon. Once the pulpit had been placed, we heard the trunk emit a sound like a she-camel in labor, until the Prophet ﷺ descended, laid his hand on it, and it became still.

In another version: On the Friday when the Prophet ﷺ sat on the pulpit, the palm tree beside which he had preached cried out so loudly that it almost split apart.

In yet another narration: It cried like a small child. The Prophet ﷺ came down, took it, and embraced it; it then moaned like a child being soothed, until it settled. He said,