The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, interacted with inanimate beings in many instances. These miracles proved his veracity, and the divine nature of his message. Some of the miracles of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, were:
· Jaabir bin ‘Abdullaah reported,
“We set out on an expedition along with Allaah’s Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, until we dismounted in a spacious valley and Allaah’s Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, went to relieve himself. I followed him with a bucket full of water and Allaah’s Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, looked about and he found no privacy but two trees at the end of the valley. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, went to one of them and took hold of one of its twigs and said: ‘Be thou under my control, by the permission of Allaah,”and so it came under his control like a camel who has its nose string in the hand of its rider; then he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came to the second tree and took hold of a twig and said: ‘Be thou under my control, with the permission of Allaah’ and it came under his control, and when he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came in the middle of the two trees, he joined together the two twigs and said : ‘Join with the permission of Allaah.’ I (Jaabir) was afraid lest Allaah’s Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, should be aware of my nearness and go still farther, and I began to talk to myself. I suddenly found Allaah’s Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, before me and the two trees were separated and each one of them was standing at its place. I saw Allaah’s Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, standing for a short time, nodding his head towards right and left.” [Muslim]
· Ibn ‘Abbaas, reported,
“Once a Bedouin came to the Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and said, ‘How do I know that you are truly a messenger from Allaah?’ He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: ‘If I call this bunch of fruits on the date palm tree and it responds to me, would you then testify that I am the Messenger of Allaah?’The Bedouin replied in the affirmative, so he, sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam, called the bunch and the bunch climbed down until it fell on the ground, then it moved towards the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, until it reached him. Then he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, commanded it, saying: ‘Go back,’and it returned to its place. Thereupon, the Bedouin said, ‘I swear by Allaah! I will never belie you in anything you say and I testify that you are the Messenger of Allaah.’”[Al-Haakim]
· Ibn Mas’ood reported, “The Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, entered Makkah while there were 360 idols placed around the Ka’bah, so he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, began to thrust them with the stick that was in his hand reciting the saying of Allaah (which means): {Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Lo! falsehood was destined to vanish.}[Quran, 17: 81], and the saying of Allaah The Almighty (which means): {Truth has arrived, and falsehood can neither create anything from the beginning nor can it restore to life.}[Quran, 34: 49] Whenever he pointed at any of them, it would fall down.”[Muslim]
· Jaabir bin ‘Abdullaah reported,
“The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to stand by a tree or a date-palm on Friday. Then a woman from the Ansaar asked, ‘O Allaah’s Apostle! Shall we make a pulpit for you?’He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, replied: ‘If you wish.’So they made a pulpit for him and when it was Friday, he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, proceeded towards the pulpit (for delivering the sermon). The date-palm then cried like a child! The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, descended (from the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued whimpering like a child being calmed. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: ‘It was crying for (missing) what it used to hear of religious knowledge given near to it.’” [Al-Bukhaari]
Another narration adds, “Then, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said to it: ‘You have the choice either that I implant you in another spot or in Paradise and drink from its rivers and springs, and thus become fruitful and the righteous (inhabitants of Paradise) will eat from your fruits.’ The trunk chose the Hereafter. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, further said: ‘Had I not embraced it, it would have cried until the Day of Resurrection.’ [Al-Bukhaari]
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