It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the Friday sermon, he would rest his blessed back against a wooden pillar. When the number of people increased, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Make a pulpit for me," so that the voice could reach everyone. Accordingly, the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) made a pulpit with two steps. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved from that pillar to the pulpit. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that he himself heard with his own ears the sound of that trunk crying, like a lost child sobbing and wailing, and it kept crying continuously until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) descended from the pulpit and went towards it, embraced it, and then it became silent.