أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُرِيكَ آيَةً قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَادْعُ تِلْكَ النَّخْلَةَ فَدَعَاهَا فَجَاءَتْ تَنْقُزُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ قُلْ لَهَا تَرْجِعْ قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ارْجِعِي فَرَجَعَتْ حَتَّى عَادَتْ إِلَى مَكَانِهَا فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي عَامِرٍ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا كَالْيَوْمِ أَسْحَرَ مِنْهُ.
Ibn Abbas narrates; Someone from the children of ‘Amir came to the Prophet ﷺ , then Rasulullah ﷺ said “Shall I not show you a sign? (of the greatness of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala)”. He answered: “Yes! why not” The Prophet ﷺ said” Go and call that date palm tree, then he calls him and the date comes by jumping in front of him, then the person says to Prophet ﷺ to tell him to return, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the tree” Go back” , then the tree returned until it got to its original place. After seeing this incident, the man said to Bani Amir ” O Children of Amir, I have not seen a man who is better at magic than he is. “
Also in Sahih Ibn Hibban 6632, Al Musnad 1/229; Hakim 2/21; Tabarani, Al-Kabir 12/1 No. 12222.
Grade: Isnad Sahih
Note: Hakim and Dhahabi agreed on this hadith authenticity
( Chapter on Trees, Jinns and Animals Testifying their faith on RasoolAllah ﷺ Volume 1, Hadith No.24 Sunan Daarmi )