Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father: When the Prophet (peace be upon him) delivered the sermon, he would stand and remain standing for a long time, and this became difficult for him. So a date-palm trunk was brought, a pit was dug, and it was placed upright beside him. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) delivered the sermon, he would stand for a long time leaning against it. A man who had come to Madinah, when he saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) standing by that trunk, said to the person sitting next to him: "If I knew that Muhammad (peace be upon him) would praise me for something that would bring him comfort, I would make for him a seat on which he could stand, and he could sit on it as long as he wished and stand as long as he wished." When this was conveyed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), he said: "Bring him to me." So he was brought before the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered him to make a pulpit of three or four steps, which is present in Madinah today. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) found comfort in it. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) moved away from that trunk and began to approach the thing (the pulpit) that had been made for him, the trunk became sad and began to cry with a thin sound like a she-camel. Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) heard the sound of the trunk crying, he returned to it, placed his blessed hand on it, and said: "If you wish, I will leave you planted where you are, and you will remain as you are. And if you wish, I will plant you in Paradise, and you will be watered by the rivers and springs of Paradise, your growth will be good, you will bear fruit, and the friends of Allah will eat your fruit." The narrator thinks that he heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say twice: " «نعم قد فعلت» All right, I will do that." The narrator asked, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "It chose that I plant it in Paradise."