In a report, which mentions the
account of Salman’s acceptance of Islam, we read that Salman’s seller said: “I
will not sell Salman, except for 400 date palms, which put forth 200 yellow
dates and 200 red dates.”
The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.a.) said: “O Ali, gather the date seeds.”
Then he took the seeds from him and sowed them.
Then he said: “O Ali, water
them.” Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) watered them. When the watering was over, trees
grew up from the ground.
When the seller arrived and saw that, he said: “I will
not sell him till all the 400 trees become yellow.” It happened and he accepted
and sold him to the Prophet.
It was the Prophet (s.a.w.a.), who named him
Salman.
(Isbaatul Wilayah of Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Ali Namazi
Shahroodi (r.a.) Section Nine: Obedience of trees and plants to the Prophet and
Imams (a.s.), Behaarul Anwaar, vol.
22, p. 359; vol. 47, p. 102)
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