When the Prophet ﷺ became fat, Tamim al-Dari said to him: Should I make for you pulpit, Messenger of Allah, that will bear the burden of your body ? He said: Yes. So he made a pulpit consisting of two steps.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمَّا بَدُنَ قَالَ لَهُ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَلاَ أَتَّخِذُ لَكَ مِنْبَرًا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَجْمَعُ أَوْ يَحْمِلُ عِظَامَكَ قَالَ بَلَى فَاتَّخَذَ لَهُ مِنْبَرًا مِرْقَاتَيْنِ