It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that there was a date-palm trunk in the Prophet’s Mosque, against which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lean while addressing the people on Fridays or on some important occasion. One day, some people said: O Messenger of Allah! Should we not make something for you according to your stature? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“There is no harm in doing so.”So they made a pulpit of three steps for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he sat upon it. Seeing this, the trunk began to weep like a cow weeps, and its weeping was due to the grief of separation from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced it to his chest and stroked it with his hand until it became calm.