Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: There was a trunk of a date-palm tree upon which the Prophet ﷺ used to recline while delivering Khutbah (sermon). When a pulpit was placed in the mosque, we heard the trunk crying out like a pregnant she-camel. the Prophet ﷺ came down from the pulpit and put his hand on the trunk and it became quiet. Another narration is: The Prophet ﷺ used to stand by a tree or a date-palm on Friday (to give the Khutbah). Then an Ansari woman or man said, "O Messenger of Allah! Shall we make a pulpit for you?" He replied, "If you wish". So they made a pulpit for him and when it was Friday, the Prophet ﷺ sat on the pulpit to deliver the Khutbah (sermon) and the trunk of the date- palm on which he used to recline cried out as if it would split asunder. Another narration is: It cried like a child and the Prophet ﷺ descended (from the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued moaning like a child being quietened. The Prophet ﷺ said, "It was crying for (missing) what it used to hear of Dhikr near it". Al-Bukhari.