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asked them to donate as many date palms as they could, the Companions responded

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generously. Some gave as many as thirty young palm trees, others twenty and so on
until the required number was satisfied.

Now that the palms had been gathered, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) told
Salman to go and prepare the land in readiness to plant the saplings and that once he
had finished, he would plant the trees himself. The Companions joined Salman in the
preparation of the ground and together they dug the holes. As soon as the work was
finished they told the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) so he returned with them to
the grove and planted all but one of the trees. All except for one sapling flourished - the
one that had not been planted by the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) - whereupon
a new sapling was brought and the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) planted it.

Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) had been given a nugget of gold --
about the size of a hen's egg -- and without a second thought gave it to Salman telling