It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver sermons leaning against the root or trunk of a tree. When the pulpit was made, that piece of wood began to weep in such a manner that all the people present in the mosque heard its sound. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to it and placed his blessed hand on it, and it became silent. Some narrators also say that if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not gone to it, it would have continued to weep until the Day of Resurrection.