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Anas tells us that the mosque shook with the trunk's wailing, and Sahl informs us that the congregation wept profusely when they saw what was happening. Both Al-Muttalib and Ubayy said, "It nearly split and burst apart, then the Prophet went to it and placed his hand upon it and it became quiet."
The Prophet told his followers, "This trunk wails because it remembers what it lost."
Another added, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if he had not consoled it, it would have remained wailing like that up until the Day of Resurrection on account of its grieving for the Messenger of Allah ."
Anas and others inform us that the Messenger of Allah gave instructions for the trunk to be buried under the pulpit. Sahl said that it was either buried under the pulpit or else placed on the roof.
Ubayy mentions that as the Prophet prayed, the trunk would lean towards him, and during the reconstruction of the Mosque he took it and it remained in his possession until termites finally consumed it and it turned to dust.
Whenever Al-Hasan, the grandson of the Prophet narrated this story, he would weep and say, "Worshipers of Allah, the wood yearned for the Messenger of Allah and longed for him because of his position, it is you who should yearn to meet him!"
Many of the closest Companions transmitted this story, and many followers narrated it from them.
Allah strengthens in the right way.
Prophetic Miracles Relating to Inanimate Things
There were many occasions in which the inanimate were heard exalting Allah in the hands of the Prophet . Masood's son mentions, "While food was being eaten we would hear it exalting its Lord."
The Prophet told his followers, "This trunk wails because it remembers what it lost."
Another added, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if he had not consoled it, it would have remained wailing like that up until the Day of Resurrection on account of its grieving for the Messenger of Allah ."
Anas and others inform us that the Messenger of Allah gave instructions for the trunk to be buried under the pulpit. Sahl said that it was either buried under the pulpit or else placed on the roof.
Ubayy mentions that as the Prophet prayed, the trunk would lean towards him, and during the reconstruction of the Mosque he took it and it remained in his possession until termites finally consumed it and it turned to dust.
Whenever Al-Hasan, the grandson of the Prophet narrated this story, he would weep and say, "Worshipers of Allah, the wood yearned for the Messenger of Allah and longed for him because of his position, it is you who should yearn to meet him!"
Many of the closest Companions transmitted this story, and many followers narrated it from them.
Allah strengthens in the right way.
Prophetic Miracles Relating to Inanimate Things
There were many occasions in which the inanimate were heard exalting Allah in the hands of the Prophet . Masood's son mentions, "While food was being eaten we would hear it exalting its Lord."