Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:5732 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْخَيَّاطُ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْعُمَرِيُّ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْتَنِدُ إِلَى جِذْعٍ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ النَّاسُ قَالَ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ كَثُرُوا فَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْبَرٌ أَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهِ» قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ فَذَهَبَ أَبِي فَقَطَعَ عِيدَانَ الْمِنْبَرِ مِنَ الْغَابَةِ فَلَا أَدْرِي عَمِلَهَا أَوِ اسْتَعْمَلَهَا
English Translation
Sahl ibn Sa'd narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to lean against a tree trunk. When the people grew numerous, he said: "The people have become many — if only there were a pulpit (minbar) I could sit upon." 'Abbas said: "My father went and cut the wood for the minbar from al-Ghabah. I do not know if he made it himself or had it made."