[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to give the sermon on Fridays, he would lean his back against a post. But when the crowd increased, he said, "Build a pulpit for me so that they can hear me." So they built for him two platforms, and he moved from the post to the pulpit. Anas ibn Malik informed me that he heard the post making a moaning sound, as if it was missing its occupant. He said it continued to moan until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stepped down from the pulpit and embraced it, after which it became quiet.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَطَبَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يُسْنِدُ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ النَّاسُ قَالَ ابْنُوا لِي مِنْبَرًا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُسْمِعَهُمْ فَبَنَوْا لَهُ عَتَبَتَيْنِ فَتَحَوَّلَ مِنَ الْخَشَبَةِ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الْخَشَبَةَ تَحِنُّ حَنِينَ الْوَالِهِ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَتْ تَحِنُّ حَتَّى نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ فَمَشَى إِلَيْهَا فَاحْتَضَنَهَا فَسَكَنَتْ