Ibn Umar reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a journey and a bedouin passed by us. When he came near, the Prophet said, “Where are you going?” The man said, “I am going to my people.” The Prophet said, “Would you like to bring goodness with you?” The man said, “What is it?” The Prophet said, “That you testify there is no God but Allah alone, without any partners, and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and his messenger.” The man said, “Who will bear witness to what you say?” The Prophet said, “This tree is a witness.” The Prophet called the tree from the edge of the valley and it ploughed through the earth as it came until it stood before him. The Prophet asked for its testimony and it bore witness three times that he is the messenger of Allah. Then, it returned to the place where it grew. The bedouin returned to his people and he said, “If they follow me, I will bring them all to you. Otherwise, I will return alone to be with you.”
Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 16
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَقْبَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنْهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قَالَ إِلَى أَهْلِي قَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي خَيْرٍ قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ قَالَ تَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ وَمَنْ يَشْهَدُ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ قَالَ هَذِهِ السَّلَمَةُ فَدَعَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ بِشَاطِئِ الْوَادِي فَأَقْبَلَتْ تَخُدُّ الْأَرْضَ خَدًّا حَتَّى قَامَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَشْهَدَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَشَهِدَتْ ثَلَاثًا أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى مَنْبَتِهَا وَرَجَعَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ وَقَالَ إِنْ اتَّبَعُونِي أَتَيْتُكَ بِهِمْ وَإِلَّا رَجَعْتُ فَكُنْتُ مَعَكَ
16 سنن الدارمي المقدمة باب ما أكرم الله به نبيه من إيمان الشجر به والبهائم والجن
5868 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج مشكاة المصابيح
