Volume 1, Parts II.70.1
Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar informed us: Muhammad Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman
Ibn Abi al-Zinád informed us on the authority of Abd al-Majid Ibn Suhayl, he on the authority of Abu Salamah, he on the authority of Abu Hurayrah; (second chain) he (Ibn Sad) said: Narrators other than
Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Rahman (also) related to me some portions of it; they said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, used to deliver his sermons on Fridays, standing in the mosque by the trunk (of a tree). (The Prophet) said: Verily, standing is hard for me. Thereupon, Tamim al-Dari said: Should'nt I make a pulpit for you, like the ones I have seen being prepared in Syria. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, consulted the Muslims about it. They gave their opinion that he should do it. Al- Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib said: There is a slave of mine named Kilab; he is the most skilled of men (in this art). The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: Order him to prepare one. So he sent him to a forest to cut a piece from tamarisk. He cut it and prepared (a minbar) with two steps and one seat. He brought it and placed it where it is placed today. Then the Apostle of Allah, may Alalh bless him, came and stood on it and said: [P. 10) This pulpit of mine is in front of one of the gates of the Paradise, and the legs of my pulpit are the steps of the Paradise. He continued: My pulpit is on my cistern (Kawthar); he said: Between my pulpit and my house there is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; he also said: Whoever swore falsely on my pulpit, even though it be for a miswák of arak, he would have his abode in hell-fire. When the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, ascended the pulpit, he greeted it; when he sat down on it, the mu'adhdhin called the adhan. The Prophet used to deliver two Khutbahs and thus he sat twice. He used to signal with his finger, and the people said amen. He used to recline on a staff which was (made) of shawhat (yew tree) and then delivered the Khutbahs leaning against it, on Fridays. When he delivered the sermon, the people had their faces towards him; they lent their ears to him and saw him with their eyes. He used to offer Friday prayers after the sun had declined. He had a Yamani sheet six cubits by three cubits and a span of hand, and an izar woven inUmman, it was four cubits and a span long and two cubits
and a span wide. He used to put on these (clothes) on Fridays and Id days; (after the prayers) they were (taken of), folded (and kept).
Volume 1, Parts II.70.2 Abu Bakr IbnAbd Allah Ibn Abi Uways al-Madani, son of the sister of
Malik Ibn Anas informed us; he said: Sulaymen Ibn Bilal related to me
on the authority of Sad Ibn Sa'id Ibn Qays, he on the authority of Abbas Ibn Sahl Ibn Sad al-Saidi, he on the authority of his father; (he
said):
Verily, when the Prophet, may Allah bless him, wanted to deliver
Khutbah on Friday, he stood leaning against a log of wood with two
crevices. He (Sahl) said: I think it was of dawm-palm and stood in his
place of worship, and so he leaned againt it. His Companions said to him:
0 Apostle of Allah! the number of people (listeners) has increased, and if
you stand upon something while delivering the Khutbah, they will (be
able to) see you. He said: As you like, Sahl said: There was only one
carpenter in al-Madinah; he and I went to al-Khafigayn and prepared
this pulpit from tamarisk wood. He (Sahl) said: When the Prophet, may
Allah bless him, mounted it, the log of wood began to yearn. Thereupon,
the Prophet, may Allah bless him, said: Don’t you wonder at the yearning
of this log of wood? The people came forward and looked worried at its
yearning, till their weeping became excessive. Then the Prophet, may
Allah bless him, came down (from the pulpit), went near it and placed his
hand on it. It was thus consoled. The Prophet, may Allah bless him, gave
his orders about it, and it was either buried beneath his pulpit or fixed in
the ceiling.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.3
Yahya Ibn Muhammad al-Jari informed us on the authority of ‘Abd al Muhaymin Ibn Abbas Ibn Sahl Ibn Sad al-Saidi, he on the authority of his father, he on the authority of his (Abd al-Muhaymin’s) grandfather;
he said:
Three steps were cut from tamarisk wood of the forest for the Prophet,
may Allah bless him. Sahl brought a log of it, and it was placed near the
pulpit.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.4
Yaqub Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Sad al-Zuhri informed us on the authority of
his father, he on the authority of Silih Ibn Kaysan, he on the authority of
Ibn Shihab; he said: (A person) related to me and he had heard Jabir IbnAbd Allah saying: Verily, the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, used to stand (leaning against) a trunk of a palm tree set [P. 11] in the mosque till he thought of making a pulpit; he took the counsel of the wise Muslims. They gave their opinion that he should have it; so the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, got it. When it was Friday, the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, came (to the mosque) and sat on the pulpit. When the trunk missed him, it began to yearn and people were terrified. Thereupon, the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, rose from his seat, came near it, stood, by its side and touched it; thus it was consoled. After that day its yearning was not heard. Volume 1, Parts II.70.5 Abd Allah Ibn Ja’far al-Raqqi informed us; he said: Ubayd Allah Ibn 'Amr related to me on the authority of IbnAqil, he on the authority of al Tufayl Ibn Ubayyi Ibn Kab, he on the authority of his father; he said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, used to offer prayers by the side of a trunk, when the mosque was in the form of a canopy. He used to deliver Khutbah leaning against this trunk. Thereupon, one of his Companions said: 0 Apostle of Allah, would you like me to prepare a pulpit for you, so that you may stand on it on Fridays and people may have a look at you, and you may (make them) hear your Khutbah better? He said: Yes. Then three steps were made which form the uppar part of the minbar. The pulpit was prepared and set in its place; the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, wanted to ascend the pulpit and he passed by it (trunk); the trunk bellowed till it split and was cleft. Thereupon, the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, came down and touched it with his hand, till it was consoled. Then he reascended the pulpit. He had been praying by the side of this trunk, when the mosque was demolished and alterations were made Ubayyi Ibn Ka'b took this trunk, and it remained in his house till it decayed and white ants ate it reducing it to dust. Volume 1, Parts II.70.6 Kathir Ibn Hishám informed us: Hammàd Ibn Salamah informed us: Ammar informed us on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas:
Verily, the Prophet, may Allah bless him, used to deliver Khutbah
leaning on a trunk. When the pulpit was prepared and he began to use it,
the trunk yearned till he came to it and embraced it. He said: Had I not
embraced it, it would have yearned till the day of resurrection.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.7
‘Abd Allah Ibn Maslamah Ibn Qanab al-Harithi informed us:Abd
al-‘Aziz Ibn Abi Hazim informed us on the authority of his father:
That he heard Sahl Ibn Sa’d being questioned about the pulpit as to what
kind of wood it was (made of). He said: The Apostle of Allah, may peace
be on him, sent (a message) to such and such a woman, whose name he
mentioned, saying: Ask your carpenter slave to make a wooden stand
(standing on which) I shall address the people. Thereupon, he prepared
three steps of a log of tamarisk from the forest. The Apostle of Allah, may
Allah bless him, gave orders, and it was set in this place. Sahl said: I saw
the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, on the first day he sat on it. He
said: Allah is great. The people also said: Allah is great. He knelt while he
was on the pulpit, then he stood up and came down and prostrated near
the pedestal of the pulpit. He repeated the prostrations until he
completed his prayers. He had performed the second rak’ah like the first
one. When he was free, he turned his face towards the people and said: 0
people! I did this so that you may follow me and know my way of offering
prayers.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.8
Abu Bakr Ibn Abd Allah [P. 12] Ibn Abi Uways informed us; he said: Sulayman Ibn Bilal related to me on the authority of Yahya Ibn Said; he said: Hafs IbnUbayd Allah Ibn Anas Ibn Malik al-Ansari related to me
that he heard Jabir Ibn Abd Allah saying: The roof of the mosque in the days of the Prophet, may Allah bless him, was supported by the trunks of palm. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him, delivered Khutbah, he used to lean against one of the trunks. When the pulpit was prepared for him, he stood on it. He (Jàbir) said: We heard the sound of this trunk which was like that of an animal till the Prophet, may Allah bless him, came to it and placed his hand on it; then it was consoled. Volume 1, Parts II.70.9 Abu Bakr IbnAbd Allah Ibn Abi Uways informed us on the authority of
Muhammad Ibn Amr Ibn Alqamah, he on the authority of Abu Hurayrah; (he said): Verily, the Prophet, may Allah bless him, said: This pulpit of mine is in front of a turah from the turahs, of heaven. He (Abu Hurayrah) said: Turah means gate.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.10Abd Allah Ibn Maslamah Ibn Qanab informed us: Abd al-'Azlz Ibn Abi Hazim informed us on the authority of his father, he on the authority of Sahl Ibn Sad; he said:
We used to say that the pulpit is at one of the turahs of heaven. Sahl said: Do you know what is a turah. They said: Yes, (it means) gate. He
said: Yes, it means the gate.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.11
Muhammad Ibn Ubayd al-Tanafisi informed us on the authority of Ubayd Allah Ibn Umar, he on the authority of Khubayb IbnAbd al Rahman, he on the authority of Hafs Ibn Asim, he on the authority of Abu Hurayrah; he said: The Apostle of Allah, my Allah bless him, said: (The space) between my house and my pulpit is one of the gardens of heaven and my pulpit (rests) at my cistern (Kawthar). Volume 1, Parts II.70.12 Qabisah IbnUgbah informed us: Sufyan informed us on the authority ofAmmar al-Duhni, he on the authority of Abu Salamah, he on the authority of Umm Salamah; she said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: The legs of my pulpit are the steps of Paradise. Volume 1, Parts II.70.13 Anas IbnIyad al-Laythi informed us: Hashim Ibn Háshim Ibn Utbah Ibn Abi Waqqas al-Zuhri informed us on the authority ofAbd Allah Ibn
Nistàs; he said: I heard Jabir lbn Abd Allah saying: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: None should take a false oath by the side of this pulpit lest his abode be in the hell-fire, even though it might be relating to a green miswak. Volume 1, Parts II.70.14 Al-Dahhak Ibn Makhlad informed us on the authority of Abu Yunus al Hasan Ibn Yazid al-Damri; he said: I heard Abu Salamah; he said I heard Abu Hurayrah saying: None should take a false oath near this pulpit or (he said) my pulpit although it might be relating to a fresh miswak otherwise hell-fire would be ordained for him.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.12
Qabisah Ibn Ugbah informed us: Sufyan informed us on the authority of Ammar al-Duhni, he on the authority of Abu Salamah, he on the
authority of Umm Salamah; she said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him, said:
The legs of my pulpit are the steps of Paradise.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.13
Anas Ibn Iyad al-Laythi informed us: Hashim Ibn Háshim IbnUtbah
Ibn Abi Waqqas al-Zuhri informed us on the authority of Abd Allah Ibn Nistàs; he said: I heard Jabir lbnAbd Allah saying: The Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, said:
None should take a false oath by the side of this pulpit lest his abode be in
the hell-fire, even though it might be relating to a green miswak
.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.14
Al-Dahhak Ibn Makhlad informed us on the authority of Abu Yunus al Hasan Ibn Yazid al-Damri; he said: I heard Abu Salamah; he said I
heard Abu Hurayrah saying:
None should take a false oath near this pulpit or (he said) my pulpit
although it might be relating to a fresh miswak otherwise hell-fire would
be ordained for him.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.15
Ma’n Ibn Isa informed us: Malik Ibn Anas informed us on the authority ofAbd Allah Ibn Abi Bakr, he on the authority of Abbad Ibn Tamim, he on the authority ofAbd Allah lbn Zayd al-Mazini; (he said):
Verily, the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: (The space)
between my house and my pulpit is a garden from the gardens of heaven.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.16
Muhammad Ibn Ismà’iI Ibn Abi Fudayk informed us; he said: Ibn Abi
Dhi’b informed me on the authority of Hamzah Ibn Abi Jafar, he on the authority of Ibrahim IbnAbd al Rahmàn Ibn Abd, the qarl (Qur'an reader) that: Verily, he saw [P. 131] IbnUmar rubbing his hand on the seat of the
pulpit of the Prophet, may Allah bless him, and then rubbing it (hand) on
his face.
Volume 1, Parts II.70.17Abd Allah Ibn Maslamah Ibn Qanab al-Harithhi and Khàlid Ibn
Makhlad al-Bajali informed us; they said: Abu Mawdud Abd al-Aziz, a
mawld of Hudhayl, informed us on the authority of Yazid Ibn Abd Allah Ibn Qusayt; he said: When the mosque was vacant I saw some Companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him, catch hold of the plain pommel of the pulpit, which is close to the grave (of the Prophet), with their right hands and then turn their faces to the qiblah and pray. Volume 1, Parts II.70.18 AbuAbd Allah said: `Abd Allah Ibn Maslamah said:
It was plain, while Khalid Ibn Makhlad did not mention it.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 