It wasnarrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to deliver thesermonleaning on a tree trunk. When he started to use the pulpit, hewentto the pulpit, and the trunk made a sorrowful sound. So he cametoit and embraced it, and it calmed down. He said:
"If I had notembraced it, it would have continued to grieve until the Day ofResurrection."
English reference: Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1415
Arabic reference: Book 5, Hadith 1480