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As we mentioned before, all of these reports are authentic, and confirmed by the Companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them. Miracles such as these have also been narrated by numerous followers, and recorded in the well-known authentic references of Prophetic Sayings.
The Trees That Spoke and Responded to the Prophet
Omar's son tells of the time, he and others accompanied the Prophet upon a journey, when a Bedouin came to him, so the Prophet asked where he was going. The Bedouin replied that he was going to his family, whereupon the Prophet asked, "Do you want something good?" The Bedouin asked, "What is it?" to which the Prophet replied, "It is that you bear witness that there is no god except Allah, alone without a partner, and that Muhammad is His worshiper and Messenger." The Bedouin inquired, "Who will bear witness to what you say?" He replied, "That Mimosa tree", whereupon the tree advanced from the edge of a dried-up water bed, plowing up the ground until it stood before him. The Prophet asked it to bear witness three times, and this it did, and thereafter returned to its place.
There is a lengthy transmission of Jabir, Abdullah's son in which he says they were near the edge of a dried-up water bed that had two trees, and the Messenger of Allah felt the need to relieve himself, however, there was nothing to screen him. So the Messenger of Allah went to one of the trees, and took hold of a branch and said, "Let me lead you by the permission of Allah", and gently proceeded to lead it like a haltered camel. He did the same with the other tree until the trees stood side by side, then he said to them, "By the permission of Allah, join together for me", and this they did.
In another version, Jabir said to the tree, "The Messenger of Allah requests you to join your companion so he can sit behind you." Whereupon the tree forged ahead, and joined its companion, and he sat between them. Jabir said, "I returned in haste and sat down, talking to myself, and when I turned around, I saw the Messenger of Allah coming. The trees parted from each other, and stood alone as they had done originally, and the Messenger of Allah stopped for a moment, and indicated right and left, as he moved his head."
The Trees That Spoke and Responded to the Prophet
Omar's son tells of the time, he and others accompanied the Prophet upon a journey, when a Bedouin came to him, so the Prophet asked where he was going. The Bedouin replied that he was going to his family, whereupon the Prophet asked, "Do you want something good?" The Bedouin asked, "What is it?" to which the Prophet replied, "It is that you bear witness that there is no god except Allah, alone without a partner, and that Muhammad is His worshiper and Messenger." The Bedouin inquired, "Who will bear witness to what you say?" He replied, "That Mimosa tree", whereupon the tree advanced from the edge of a dried-up water bed, plowing up the ground until it stood before him. The Prophet asked it to bear witness three times, and this it did, and thereafter returned to its place.
There is a lengthy transmission of Jabir, Abdullah's son in which he says they were near the edge of a dried-up water bed that had two trees, and the Messenger of Allah felt the need to relieve himself, however, there was nothing to screen him. So the Messenger of Allah went to one of the trees, and took hold of a branch and said, "Let me lead you by the permission of Allah", and gently proceeded to lead it like a haltered camel. He did the same with the other tree until the trees stood side by side, then he said to them, "By the permission of Allah, join together for me", and this they did.
In another version, Jabir said to the tree, "The Messenger of Allah requests you to join your companion so he can sit behind you." Whereupon the tree forged ahead, and joined its companion, and he sat between them. Jabir said, "I returned in haste and sat down, talking to myself, and when I turned around, I saw the Messenger of Allah coming. The trees parted from each other, and stood alone as they had done originally, and the Messenger of Allah stopped for a moment, and indicated right and left, as he moved his head."