Hadhrat Abu Uthman (Radhiyallaho anho) says: “I was once sitting under a tree with Hadhrat Salmaan (Radhiyallaho anho). He caught hold of a dry branch of the tree and shook it till all its leaves fell off. He then said to me, “O, Abu Uthman! (Radhiyallaho anho) Will you not ask me why I am doing this?” “Do tell me,” I entreated. He said, “The Apostle of Allah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam had done exactly like this before me, while I was with him under a tree. 

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