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5. The Prophet's meals used to glorify Allah while he ate, and this glorification was heard by the companions of the Prophet . (See Hadith No. 779: Vol. IV).

6. Stones used to greet the Prophet whenever he passed by through the lanes of Mecca.

7. The throwing out of a dead body of a Christian by the earth: Narrated Anas: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqara and Al-'Imran and he used to write the revelation for the Prophet . Later on he reverted to Christianity and used to say, "Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him." Then Allah caused him to die and the people buried him but in the morning they found that the earth had thrown out his body." They said, "This is the deed of Muhammad ( ) and his Companions. They have opened the grave of our companion and took his body out because he ran away from them, so they again dug the grave deeper for him, but in the morning they again found that the earth had thrown the body out." They said, "This is a deed of Muhammad ( )and his Companions." So they dug a third grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they found that the earth had thrown the body out. Then they believed what had befallen him, was not done by mankind, and they had to leave the body on the ground. (See Vol. IV: Hadith No. 814).

8. The screening (shading) by the trees, for the Prophet to answer the call of nature.

9. The rising of water in the well at Hudaibiya after it had dried. (See Vol. IV: Hadith No. 777).

10. The increase in the amount of dates in the garden of Jabir bin `Abdullah after the Prophet went round the heap of dates and invoked Allah for His Blessings. (See Vol. IV: Hadith No. 780).

11. Speaking of a wolf: It has been written that a wolf also spoke to one of the companions of the Prophet near Medina, as narrated in Fatah-ul-Bari (Vol. VIII, p., 23).

Narrated Unais bin 'Amr: Ahban bin Aus said, "I was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a wolf caught a sheep and I shouted at it. The wolf sat on its tail and addressed me, saying, 'Who will look after it (i.e., the sheep) when you will be busy and not able to look after it? Do you forbid me the provision which Allah