NINTH SIGN
One of the miraculous signs of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that the trees obeyed his command like human beings and moved from their places to come to him. This miraculous sign of the tree is comparable in terms of authenticity to the miraculous flowing of water from his blessed fingers. It has multiple chains of transmission and has reached us through many different routes.
Indeed, the tree coming to the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) upon his command can be considered as a well-known and widely transmitted miracle. Because the prominent and trustworthy Companions, such as Hazrat Ali, Hazrat Ibn Abbas, Hazrat Ibn Masud, Hazrat Ibn Umar, Hazrat Ya'le bin Murra, Hazrat Jabir, Hazrat Anas bin Malik, Hazrat Buraidah, Hazrat Usamah bin Zaid, and Hazrat Gaylani bin Salama, each individually and with certainty, have reported the same miraculous event of the tree. The hundred imams of the Tabi'in have transmitted this miracle from each of the aforementioned Companions, through separate chains of narration, almost in the form of overlapping transmissions. Thus, this miraculous event of the tree is considered an absolute and unquestionable miracle, free from any doubt.
Now, we will mention a few authentic examples of the occurrence of this great miracle, even though it has occurred many times.
FIRST EXAMPLE: The great scholars Imam Ibn Majah, Darimi, and Imam Bayhaqi, through authentic narration, report from Hazrat Anas bin Malik, Hazrat Ali, and also from Hazrat Umar, that three Companions said: The Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was grieved due to the denial of the disbelievers. He said:
"O Lord, show me a sign, and let me not care about anyone who denies me after that."
In the narration of Anas, Hazrat Jibril was present. There was a tree by the side of a valley. With the command of Hazrat Jibril, the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) called the tree, and it came to him. Then he said, "Go," and it went back and returned to its place.
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NINTH SIGN
One of the miraculous signs of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that the trees obeyed his command like human beings and moved from their places to come to him. This miraculous sign of the tree is comparable in terms of authenticity to the miraculous flowing of water from his blessed fingers. It has multiple chains of transmission and has reached us through many different routes.
Indeed, the tree coming to the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) upon his command can be considered as a well-known and widely transmitted miracle. Because the prominent and trustworthy Companions, such as Hazrat Ali, Hazrat Ibn Abbas, Hazrat Ibn Masud, Hazrat Ibn Umar, Hazrat Ya'le bin Murra, Hazrat Jabir, Hazrat Anas bin Malik, Hazrat Buraidah, Hazrat Usamah bin Zaid, and Hazrat Gaylani bin Salama, each individually and with certainty, have reported the same miraculous event of the tree. The hundred imams of the Tabi'in have transmitted this miracle from each of the aforementioned Companions, through separate chains of narration, almost in the form of overlapping transmissions. Thus, this miraculous event of the tree is considered an absolute and unquestionable miracle, free from any doubt.
Now, we will mention a few authentic examples of the occurrence of this great miracle, even though it has occurred many times.
FIRST EXAMPLE: The great scholars Imam Ibn Majah, Darimi, and Imam Bayhaqi, through authentic narration, report from Hazrat Anas bin Malik, Hazrat Ali, and also from Hazrat Umar, that three Companions said: The Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was grieved due to the denial of the disbelievers. He said:
"O Lord, show me a sign, and let me not care about anyone who denies me after that."
In the narration of Anas, Hazrat Jibril was present. There was a tree by the side of a valley. With the command of Hazrat Jibril, the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) called the tree, and it came to him. Then he said, "Go," and it went back and returned to its place.
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Say to them: "They will part." My soul, which is in the hand of the Almighty, the Lord of Majesty and Honor, parted them, and the trees and stones parted and went away to their places.
This is exactly as reported by the two incidents of Hazrat Jaber and Usame, and also by Ya'le ibn Murre and Gaylan ibn Saleem at-Tamimi and Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud, exactly as they reported during the Battle of Hunayn.
FIFTH EXAMPLE: Imam Ibn Farq, the eminent scholar of the age who was given the title "al-Shafi'i al-Thani" as a metaphor for his excellence in ijtihad, definitely reported:
During the Battle of Taif, the Noble Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, was riding on a horse at night and was feeling sleepy. While in that condition, he came upon a sidr tree. The tree made two openings to let him pass and not hurt his horse; the Noble Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, passed through with the animal. Until now, that tree has remained standing on its two feet in a respected condition.
SIXTH EXAMPLE: Hazrat Ya'le reported on an authentic chain of transmission that: During a campaign, a tree called "Talha" or "Semure" came and circled around the Noble Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, as if performing tawaf (circumambulation), and then returned to its place. The Noble Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, commanded: "Indeed, it asked permission from Allah to greet me," meaning, "That tree requested from the Majesty of Truth to greet me."
SEVENTH EXAMPLE: The hadith scholars reported on an authentic chain from Ibn Mas'ud that:
Ibn Mas'ud said: In the place called Batn al-Nahl, when the Nestorian Christians came to the Noble Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, for guidance, a tree informed him of their coming.
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