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The Tree that made Salaam to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
عن يعلى بن مرة الثقفي قال بينما نحن نسير مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ونزلنا منزلا فنام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فجاءت شجرة تشق الأرض حتى غشيته ثم رجعت إلى مكانها فلما استيقظ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذكرت ذلك له فقال هي شجرة استأذنت ربها عز وجل في أن تسلم علي فأذن لها (القول البديع ص162)
Hazrat Ya’laa bin Murrah Thaqafee (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports, “We were once travelling with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when we halted at a certain place. After halting, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) went to sleep. Thereafter, a tree came, forging its way through the earth, until it covered Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), after which it left and returned to its place. When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) awoke, I mentioned to him what had transpired. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, ‘It is a tree that asked its Rabb for permission to (come to me and) make salaam to me. Allah Ta‘ala granted permission to this tree.’”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ