What is the authenticity of the narration from Ibn Mas'ud: "Indeed, the mountain calls to the mountain by its name: 'Has anyone passed by you today who remembers Allah عز وجل?' So if it says: 'Yes,' it rejoices," and how does the mountain speak when it is inanimate?

The authenticity of the narration, "Indeed, the mountain says to the mountain: 'Has anyone who remembers Allah passed by you?'" from Ibn Mas'ud is disputed due to inconsistencies in its chain of transmission. Some narrations are weak, containing an unknown narrator or a disconnected chain, while others are attributed only to Awn ibn Abdullah. Nevertheless, mountains speaking is not impossible, and there are indications in the Qur'an that support this.