Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that before the pulpit was built, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon while leaning against a date-palm trunk. When the pulpit was made and he moved towards it, that trunk began to weep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced it to his chest, and it became quiet. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I had not embraced it (i.e., held it to my chest), it would have continued to weep until the Day of Resurrection.