Sahih Muslim Book - 5, Hadith - 1216

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِى حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ نَفَرًا جَاءُوا إِلَى سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَدْ تَمَارَوْا فِى الْمِنْبَرِ مِنْ أَىِّ عُودٍ هُوَ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّى لأَعْرِفُ مِنْ أَىِّ عُودٍ هُوَ وَمَنْ عَمِلَهُ وَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ جَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ - قَالَ - فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ فَحَدِّثْنَا. قَالَ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ أَبُو حَازِمٍ إِنَّهُ لَيُسَمِّيهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ « انْظُرِى غُلاَمَكِ النَّجَّارَ يَعْمَلْ لِى أَعْوَادًا أُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ». فَعَمِلَ هَذِهِ الثَّلاَثَ دَرَجَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَوُضِعَتْ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعَ فَهْىَ مِنْ طَرْفَاءِ الْغَابَةِ. وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَامَ عَلَيْهِ فَكَبَّرَ وَكَبَّرَ النَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَنَزَلَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى سَجَدَ فِى أَصْلِ الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ عَادَ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ آخِرِ صَلاَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ « يَا أُيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى صَنَعْتُ هَذَا لِتَأْتَمُّوا بِى وَلِتَعَلَّمُوا صَلاَتِى ».

'Abdul-'Aziz bin Abi Hazim narrated from his father, that a group of people came to Sahl bin Sa'd, and they had differed concerning the Minbar (of the Prophet's Mosque) and what kind of wood it was made of. He said: "By Allah, I know what kind of wood it is made of, and who made it, and I saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) the first day he sat on it." I said to him:· "O Abu 'Abbas, tell us." He said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent word to a woman" - and Abu Hazim said: "He named her that day" - saying: "Have your carpenter slave make me something of wood from which I may speak to the people." So he made these three steps, then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ordered that it be placed in this spot. It is made of tamarisk wood from Ghabah. I saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) standing on it and saying the Takbir, and the people behind him said the Takblr, and he was on the Minbar. Then he raised his head (from bowing), then he moved backwards and prostrated at the foot of the Minbar, then he repeated (his actions), until he had finished his prayer. Then he turned to the people and said: 'O people, I only did this so that you could follow me and learn my prayer."'