Abdullah bin Saalam · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray facing the trunk of a date- palm tree when the mosque was still a hut, and he used to deliver the sermon leaning on that trunk. A man from among his Companions said: ‘Would you like us to make you something upon which you can stand on Fridays so that the people will be able to see you and hear your sermon?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ So he made three steps for him,…

“If I had not embraced it, it would have continued to grieve until the Day of Resurrection.”