28 Oct Trees: blessings & positivity
Trees are repeatedly mentioned in Quran and in hadeeth as something of blessings and positivity. Not just as creations of Allah but as support for us in this world and as gifts for believers in Jannah. Prophet Muhammad صل الله عليه وسلم had a special relationship with nature. There was in palm tree he used to stand close to, touch and lean against when giving khutbahs and talks to the first Muslims.
Once there was an Ansari woman (from Madinah) who thought he should have a minbar so it would be easier for the listeners. The sahaba then took it upon themselves to build one for him which he عبيه سلم would stand upon. The tree who had always been used become filled with emotions and was saddened to the extent it literally cried like a child, and so a Sunnah was formed!
Our beloved got down from the minbar and hugged that tree until it calmed down and when the congregation saw this they were blown away and they too began crying because they realized the mercy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him wasn’t just for them, but for all of Allah’s creations. Even though eyes are limited, the Quran nourishes our hearts with this truth.
“Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people?…” [22:18]
By: Ustadha Sohada Mohamed
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