حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ فِي مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ هُوَ فَأَتَوْا سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ مَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنِّي هُوَ مِنْ أَثْلِ الْغَابَةِ عَمِلَهُ فُلاَنٌ مَوْلَى فُلاَنَةَ نَجَّارٌ فَجَاءَ بِهِ فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ وُضِعَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَامَ النَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَرَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى سَجَدَ بِالأَرْضِ ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَقَامَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى سَجَدَ بِالأَرْضِ .
It wasnarrated that Abu Hazim said: “The people differed concerningthepulpit of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and what it was made of. Sothey came to Sahl bin Sa’d and asked him. He said: ‘There is nooneleft who knows more about that than I. It is made of tamarisk (atypeof tree) from Ghabah. It was made by so-and-so, the freed slaveof so-and-so (a woman), (who was) a carpenter. He brought it and he(theProphet (PBUH)) stood on it when it was put in position. He facedtheQiblah and the people stood behind him. He recited Qur’an, thenbowedand raised his head, then he moved backwards until heprostrated onthe ground, then he went back to the pulpit and recitedQur’an, thenbowed and raised his head, then he moved backwardsuntil he prostratedon the ground.” Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5 Hadith 1416
Web Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Vol 1 Book 5 Hadith 1416