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Prophet's Guidance on Public Speaking

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The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand by the trunk of a date-palm tree while delivering the sermon. When a pulpit was placed in the mosque, we heard the trunk crying out like a pregnant she-camel until the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it and it became quiet.

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال: كان جِذْعٌ يقوم إليه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يعني في الخطبة - فلما وُضعَ المنبر سمعنا للجِذْعِ مثل صوت العِشَارِ، حتى نزل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فوضع يده عليه فَسَكَنَ. وفي رواية: فلما كان يوم الجمعة قعد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على المنبر، فصاحت النخلة التي كان يخطب عندها حتى كادت أن تَنْشَقُّ، وفي رواية: فصاحت صِيَاحَ الصبي، فنزل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى أخذها فَضَمَّها إليه، فجعلت تَئِنُّ أَنِينَ الصبي الذي يُسَكَّتُ حتى اسْتَقَرَّتْ، قال: «بَكَتْ على ما كانت تسمع من الذِّكْرِ».
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand by the trunk of a date-palm tree while delivering the sermon. When a pulpit was placed in the mosque, we heard the trunk crying out like a pregnant she-camel until the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it and it became quiet. In another narration: "On Friday, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sat on the pulpit, so the date palm tree that he used to stand by while delivering the sermon cried out until it almost split asunder." In a third narration: "... so it cried like a child, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) descended (from the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued moaning like a child being quietened until it calmed down. He said: 'It was crying for (missing) what it used to hear of Dhikr near it.’"
Narrated by BukhariGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) took a trunk as a pulpit, and when he replaced it, he heard the sound and crying of that trunk over the Dhikr it used to hear. So, the Prophet descended and put his hand over it, and it calmed as a result. In another narration: "He descended and took it in his arms, and this took place during the Friday sermon."

Reference

- رياض الصالحين من كلام سيد المرسلين؛ للإمام أبي زكريا النووي، تحقيق د. ماهر الفحل، دار ابن كثير-دمشق، الطبعة الأولى، 1428ه. - صحيح البخاري، للإمام محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري، تحقيق محمد الناصر، دار طوق النجاة، الطبعة الأولى، 1422هـ. - بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين؛ تأليف سليم الهلالي، دار ابن الجوزي- الطبعة الأولى1418هـ. - نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين؛ تأليف د. مصطفى الخِن وغيره، مؤسسة الرسالة-بيروت، الطبعة الرابعة عشرة،1407هـ. - دليل الفالحين لطرق رياض الصالحين، لمحمد علي بن محمد بن علان بن البكري- اعتنى بها: خليل مأمون شيحا، دار المعرفة للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع، بيروت – لبنان- الطبعة: الرابعة، 1425 هـ - 2004 م. - شرح رياض الصالحين؛ للشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين، مدار الوطن، الرياض، 1426هـ.

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I used to pray with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his prayer was moderate in length and his sermon was moderate in length

عن أبي عبد الله جابر بن سمرة رضي الله عنهما قال: كنت أصلي مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الصلوات، فكانت صلاته قَصْدًا وخطبته قَصْدًا.
Abu ‘Abdullāh Jābir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I used to pray with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his prayer was moderate in length and his sermon was moderate in length.
Narrated by MuslimGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation

The Prophet's prayer and sermon were not overly long or brief. Yet, they were moderate, being performed and given by the role model for Muslims in general and for Imāms and preachers in particular. So, no one should cite this Hadīth as evidence that the prayer and sermon may take place very quickly, for the Prophet's guidance points to moderation, and sometimes prolongation that causes no boredom.

Reference

المسند الصحيح (صحيح مسلم), تأليف: مسلم بن حجاج النيسابوري, تحقيق: محمد فؤاد عبدالباقي, دار إحياء التراث العربي. بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين, تأليف: سليم بن عيد الهلالي, دار ابن الجوزي.

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