Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There was an Israeli man called Juraij, while he was praying, his mother came and called him, but he did not respond to her call. He said (to himself) whether he should continue the prayer or reply to his mother. She came to him the second time and called him and said, "O Allah! Do not let him die until he sees the faces of prostitutes." Juraij used to live in a hermitage. A woman said that she would entice Juraij, so she went to him and presented herself (for an evil act) but he refused. She then went to a shepherd and allowed him to commit an illegal sexual intercourse with her and later she gave birth to a boy. She alleged that the baby was from Juraij. The people went to Juraij and broke down his hermitage, pulled him out of it and abused him. He performed ablution and offered the prayer, then he went to the male (baby) and asked him; "O boy! Who is your father?" The baby replied that his father was the shepherd. The people said that they would build for him a hermitage of gold but Juraij asked them to make it of mud only."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ رَجُلٌ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يُقَالُ لَهُ جُرَيْجٌ يُصَلِّي فَجَاءَتْهُ أُمُّهُ فَدَعَتْهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يُجِيبَهَا فَقَالَ أُجِيبُهَا أَوْ أُصَلِّي ثُمَّ أَتَتْهُ فَقَالَتِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُمِتْهُ حَتَّى تُرِيَهُ الْمُومِسَاتِ وَكَانَ جُرَيْجٌ فِي صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ لأَفْتِنَنَّ جُرَيْجًا فَتَعَرَّضَتْ لَهُ فَكَلَّمَتْهُ فَأَبَى فَأَتَتْ رَاعِيًا فَأَمْكَنَتْهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهَا فَوَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا فَقَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ جُرَيْجٍ فَأَتَوْهُ وَكَسَرُوا صَوْمَعَتَهُ فَأَنْزَلُوهُ وَسَبُّوهُ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى ثُمَّ أَتَى الْغُلاَمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَبُوكَ يَا غُلاَمُ قَالَ الرَّاعِي قَالُوا نَبْنِي صَوْمَعَتَكَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ قَالَ لاَ إِلاَّ مِنْ طِينٍ  

Juraij, it is your mother, so talk to her. She found him at that time absorbed in prayer, so he said (to himself): O Lord, my mother (is calling me) (whereas I am absorbed) in my prayer. He opted for prayer. She (his mother) went back, then came again for the second time and said: O Juraij, it is your mother (calling you), so talk to me. He said: O Allah. there is my mother also and my prayer, and he opted for prayer. She said: O Allah, this Juraij is my son. I pray to talk to him but he refuses to talk to me. O Allah, don't bring death to him unless he has seen the prostitutes, and had she invoked the curse upon him (from the heart of her heart) he would have been involved in some turmoil. There was a shepherd living near by his temple (the temple where Juraij was engaged in prayer). It so happened that a woman of that village came there and that shepherd committed fornication with her and she became pregnant and gave birth to a child. It was said to her: Whose child is this? She said: He is the child of one who is living in this temple. So there came persons with hatchets and spades. They called Juraij. He was absorbed in prayer and he did not talk to them and they were about to demolish that temple that he saw them and then came to them and they said: Ask her (this woman) what she says. He smiled and then touched the head of the child and said: Who is your father? He (the child) said: My father is the shepherd of the sheep, and when they heard this, they said: We are prepared to rebuild with gold and silver what we have demolished from your temple. He said: No, rebuild it with clay as it had been before. He then went up (to his room and absorbed himself in prayer).  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ جُرَيْجٌ يَتَعَبَّدُ فِي صَوْمَعَةٍ فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّهُ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ فَوَصَفَ لَنَا أَبُو رَافِعٍ صِفَةَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لِصِفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُمَّهُ حِينَ دَعَتْهُ كَيْفَ جَعَلَتْ كَفَّهَا فَوْقَ حَاجِبِهَا ثُمَّ رَفَعَتْ رَأْسَهَا إِلَيْهِ تَدْعُوهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا جُرَيْجُ أَنَا أُمُّكَ كَلِّمْنِي فَصَادَفَتْهُ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أُمِّي وَصَلاَتِي فَاخْتَارَ صَلاَتَهُ فَرَجَعَتْ ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ فَقَالَتْ يَا جُرَيْجُ أَنَا أُمُّكَ فَكَلِّمْنِي قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أُمِّي وَصَلاَتِي فَاخْتَارَ صَلاَتَهُ فَقَالَتِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا جُرَيْجٌ وَهُوَ ابْنِي وَإِنِّي كَلَّمْتُهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يُكَلِّمَنِي اللَّهُمَّ فَلاَ تُمِتْهُ حَتَّى تُرِيَهُ الْمُومِسَاتِ قَالَ وَلَوْ دَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُفْتَنَ لَفُتِنَ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَاعِي ضَأْنٍ يَأْوِي إِلَى دَيْرِهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا الرَّاعِي فَحَمَلَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا فَقِيلَ لَهَا مَا هَذَا قَالَتْ مِنْ صَاحِبِ هَذَا الدَّيْرِ قَالَ فَجَاءُوا بِفُئُوسِهِمْ وَمَسَاحِيهِمْ فَنَادَوْهُ فَصَادَفُوهُ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُمْ قَالَ فَأَخَذُوا يَهْدِمُونَ دَيْرَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا لَهُ سَلْ هَذِهِ قَالَ فَتَبَسَّمَ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ رَأْسَ الصَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَبُوكَ قَالَ أَبِي رَاعِي الضَّأْنِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ قَالُوا نَبْنِي مَا هَدَمْنَا مِنْ دَيْرِكَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ أَعِيدُوهُ تُرَابًا كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ عَلاَهُ  

Juraij, it is your mother, so talk to her. She found him at that time absorbed in prayer, so he said (to himself): O Lord, my mother (is calling me) (whereas I am absorbed) in my prayer. He opted for prayer. She (his mother) went back, then came again for the second time and said: O Juraij, it is your mother (calling you), so talk to me. He said: O Allah. there is my mother also and my prayer, and he opted for prayer. She said: O Allah, this Juraij is my son. I pray to talk to him but he refuses to talk to me. O Allah, don't bring death to him unless he has seen the prostitutes, and had she invoked the curse upon him (from the heart of her heart) he would have been involved in some turmoil. There was a shepherd living near by his temple (the temple where Juraij was engaged in prayer). It so happened that a woman of that village came there and that shepherd committed fornication with her and she became pregnant and gave birth to a child. It was said to her: Whose child is this? She said: He is the child of one who is living in this temple. So there came persons with hatchets and spades. They called Juraij. He was absorbed in prayer and he did not talk to them and they were about to demolish that temple that he saw them and then came to them and they said: Ask her (this woman) what she says. He smiled and then touched the head of the child and said: Who is your father? He (the child) said: My father is the shepherd of the sheep, and when they heard this, they said: We are prepared to rebuild with gold and silver what we have demolished from your temple. He said: No, rebuild it with clay as it had been before. He then went up (to his room and absorbed himself in prayer). (Using translation from Muslim 2550a)   

وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَصِفُ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصِفُهَا وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى حَاجِبِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ قَالَ فَصَادَفَتْهُ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ أُمِّي وَصَلَاتِي فَاخْتَارَ صَلَاتَهُ فَرَجَعَتْ ثُمَّ أَتَتْهُ فَصَادَفَتْهُ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَتْ يَا جُرَيْجُ أَنَا أُمُّكَ فَكَلِّمْنِي فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ أُمِّي وَصَلَاتِي فَاخْتَارَ صَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَتْهُ فَصَادَفَتْهُ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَتْ يَا جُرَيْجُ أَنَا أُمُّكَ فَكَلِّمْنِي قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أُمِّي وَصَلَاتِي فَاخْتَارَ صَلَاتَهُ فَقَالَتْ اللهُمَّ هَذَا جُرَيْجٌ وَإِنَّهُ ابْنِي وَإِنِّي كَلَّمْتُهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يُكَلِّمَنِي اللهُمَّ فَلَا تُمِتْهُ حَتَّى تُرِيَهُ الْمُومِسَاتِ وَلَوْ دَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُفْتَتَنَ لَافْتُتِنَقَالَ وَكَانَ رَاعٍ يَأْوِي إِلَى دَيْرِهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجَتْ امْرَأَةٌ فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا الرَّاعِي فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا فَقِيلَ مِمَّنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الدَّيْرِ فَأَقْبَلُوا بِفُؤُوسِهِمْ وَمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَى الدَّيْرِ فَنَادَوْهُ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُمْ فَأَخَذُوا يَهْدِمُونَ دَيْرَهُ فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُواسَلْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةَ قَالَ أُرَاهُ تَبَسَّمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ رَأْسَ الصَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ رَاعِي الضَّأْنِ فَقَالُوا يَا جُرَيْجُ نَبْنِي مَا هَدَمْنَا مِنْ دَيْرِكَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ أَعِيدُوهُ تُرَابًا كَمَا كَانَ فَفَعَلُوا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Only three people spoke in their cradles: Jesus, the son of Mary, and a man from the children of Israel named Jurayj. He was a devoted worshiper who built a place of worship and prayed in it. The children of Israel mentioned the worship of Jurayj one day, and one of them said, "If you wish, we can tempt him." They agreed, and a woman came to him and tried to seduce him, but he did not pay attention to her. So, she went to a shepherd who used to take his sheep to the foundation of Jurayj's place of worship, and she had sexual intercourse with him and became pregnant. When she gave birth to a son, the people asked her, "Who is the father?" She said, "Jurayj." So, they came to him, insulted and beat him, and destroyed his place of worship. He asked them, "What is your problem?" They said, "You committed adultery with this woman, and she gave birth to a son." He asked, "Where is the child?" They said, "Here he is." He stood up, prayed, and supplicated to Allah. Then he approached the child and stabbed him with his finger, saying, "By Allah, O boy, who is your father?" The child replied, "I am the son of the shepherd." Then they went to Jurayj and started kissing him, saying, "We will rebuild your place of worship with gold." He replied, "I have no need for that, rebuild it with mud, just as it was." Abu Hurairah said, "It is as if I am seeing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ narrating this story, placing his finger in his mouth and sucking on it." Then, he passed by a woman who was being beaten. She said, "O Allah, do not make my son like her." He left her breasts and approached the woman, saying, "O Allah, do not make me like her." Then he passed by another woman who was also being beaten. Again, he left the woman's breasts and said, "O Allah, make me like her." He said, "O my people, the rider with the sign is a tyrant among the tyrants, and this woman, they accuse her of wrongdoing, stealing, and she says, 'Allah is sufficient for me.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِي الْمَهْدِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قَالَ وَكَانَ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ عَابِدٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ جُرَيْجٌ فَابْتَنَى صَوْمَعَةً وَتَعَبَّدَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَوْمًا عِبَادَةَ جُرَيْجٍ فَقَالَتْ بَغِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ لَئِنْ شِئْتُمْ لَأُفْتِنَنَّهُ فَقَالُوا قَدْ شِئْنَا قَالَ فَأَتَتْهُ فَتَعَرَّضَتْ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيْهَا فَأَمْكَنَتْ نَفْسَهَا مِنْ رَاعٍ كَانَ يَأْوِي غَنَمَهُ إِلَى أَصْلِ صَوْمَعَةِ جُرَيْجٍ فَحَمَلَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا فَقَالُوا مِمَّنْ؟ قَالَتْ مِنْ جُرَيْجٍ فَأَتَوْهُ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهُ فَشَتَمُوهُ وَضَرَبُوهُ وَهَدَمُوا صَوْمَعَتَهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ؟ قَالُوا إِنَّكَ زَنَيْتَ بِهَذِهِ الْبَغِيِّ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا هَا هُوَ ذَا قَالَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى وَدَعَا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْغُلَامِ فَطَعَنَهُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ وَقَالَ بِاللهِ يَا غُلَامُ مَنْ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا ابْنُ الرَّاعِي فَوَثَبُوا إِلَى جُرَيْجٍ فَجَعَلُوا يُقَبِّلُونَهُ وَقَالُوا نَبْنِيصَوْمَعَتَكَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ قَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ ابْنُوهَا مِنْ طِينٍ كَمَا كَانَتْ قَالَ وَبَيْنَمَا امْرَأَةٌ فِي حِجْرِهَا ابْنٌ لَهَا تُرْضِعُهُ إِذْ مَرَّ بِهَا رَاكِبٌ ذُو شَارَةٍ فَقَالَتْ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلِ ابْنِي مِثْلَ هَذَا قَالَ فَتَرَكَ ثَدْيَهَا وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى الرَّاكِبِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي مِثْلَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى ثَدْيِهَا يَمُصُّهُ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَحْكِي صَنِيعَ الصَّبِيِّ وَوَضْعَهُ إِصْبَعَهُ فِي فَمِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَمُصُّهَا ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأَمَةٍ تُضْرَبُ فَقَالَتْ اللهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلِ ابْنِي مِثْلَهَا قَالَ فَتَرَكَ ثَدْيَهَا وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْأَمَةِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِثْلَهَا قَالَ فَذَلِكَ حِينَ تَرَاجَعَا الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَتْ حَلْقَى مَرَّ الرَّاكِبُ ذُو الشَّارَةِ فَقُلْتُ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلِ ابْنِي مِثْلَهُ فَقُلْتَ اللهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي مِثْلَهُ وَمُرَّ بِهَذِهِ الْأَمَةِ فَقُلْتُ اللهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلِ ابْنِي مِثْلَهَا فَقُلْتَ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِثْلَهَا فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّتَاهْ إِنَّ الرَّاكِبَذُو الشَّارَةِ جَبَّارٌ مِنَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْأَمَةَ يَقُولُونَ زَنَتْ وَلَمْ تَزْنِ وَسَرَقَتْ وَلَمْ تَسْرِقْ وَهِيَ تَقُولُ حَسْبِيَ اللهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Only three spoke in the cradle: Jesus, son of Mary, and the companion of Jurayj. Jurayj was a man among the Children of Israel, called Jurayj. He built a hermitage and worshipped Allah in it. One day, his mother came and called him, but he did not respond to her. Then she came to him a second day, and called him, but he did not respond to her. Then she came to him a third day, and said, 'My prayer and my mother, O Allah, do not let him die until he has seen the faces of the adulteresses.' Then, the children of Israel gathered one day, and spoke ill of Jurayj. They said, 'If you want us to think well of him, test him.' They said, 'We have already thought about it.' So she went and appeared before Jurayj, but he did not respond to her. Then she went to a shepherd who used to seek shelter in the hermitage of Jurayj with his sheep, and she tempted him. She became pregnant and gave birth to a boy. She said, 'He is from Jurayj.' So some people from the Children of Israel came and beat him, insulted him, and condemned his hermitage. He asked them, 'What is your problem?' They said, 'You fornicated with this woman, and she gave birth to a child.' He said, 'Where is the child?' They said, 'Here he is.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِي الْمَهْدِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَصَاحِبُ جُرَيْجٍ كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ جُرَيْجٌ فَأَنْشَأَ صَوْمَعَةً فَجَعَلَ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ فِيهَا فَأَتَتْهُ أُمُّهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَنَادَتْهُ فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَتَتْهُ يَوْمًا ثَانِيًا فَنَادَتْهُ فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَتَتْهُ يَوْمًا ثَالِثًا فَقَالَ صَلَاتِي وَأُمِّي فَقَالَتِ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُمِتْهُ أَوْ يَنْظُرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْمُومِسَاتِ قَالَ فَتَذَاكَرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَوْمًا جُرَيْجًا فَقَالَتْ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ أَفْتِنَهُ فَتَنْتُهُ قَالُوا قَدْ شِئْنَا قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَتْ فَتَعَرَّضَتْ لِجُرَيْجٍ فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَتْ رَاعِيًا كَانَ يَأْوِي إِلَى صَوْمَعَةِ جُرَيْجٍ بِغَنَمِهِ فَأَمْكَنَتْهُ نَفْسَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا فَقَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ جُرَيْجٍ فَوَثَبَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَضَرَبُوهُ وَشَتَمُوهُ وَهَدُّوا صَوْمَعَتَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ؟ قَالُوا زَنَيْتَ بِهَذِهِ الْبَغِيِّ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا قَالَ وَأَيْنَ الْغُلَامُ؟ قَالُوا هُوَ ذَا  

[Machine] Imran ibn Husayn narrated to us, saying: We were discussing righteousness in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he began to narrate to us. He said: Among the nations before you, there was a man who was deeply devout; his name was Jurayj. He had a mother, who would come and call him in order to honor him and talk to him. One day, she came to him while he was in prayer, facing towards her, and she called him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ narrated that Jurayj put his hand on his forehead, and she continued to call him, raising her head and putting her hand on her forehead, repeating the name "Jurayj" three times, each time repeating it three times. Jurayj said, "My Lord or my prayer?" His mother became angry and said, "O Allah, let Jurayj not die until he sees the faces of the adulterous women." The daughter of the ruler of the town heard this supplication and became pregnant and gave birth to a son. They asked her, "Who did this to you? Who is your companion?" She said, "He is the man of the prayer cell, Jurayj." He did not pay attention to this until he heard people talking about it and accusing him. When he saw this, he took a rope, tied it to a tree, and let them pull it through his nose and beat him, saying, "You are deceiving people with your actions." He said to them, "What is wrong with you?" They said, "You are the one who got the daughter of the ruler pregnant, aren't you?" He said, "What did she do?" They said, "She gave birth to a boy." He asked, "Is the boy alive?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Leave me alone." Then he performed two Rak'ahs of prayer, and when he finished, he walked to a tree and took a branch from it. Then he went to the boy, who was in his cradle, and struck him with that branch, saying, "O tyrant, who is your father?" The boy replied, "My father is so-and-so, the shepherd." They said, "If you wish, we will rebuild your prayer cell with gold, or if you prefer, with silver." He said, "Restore it as it was." Abu Harb claimed that Jurayj did not speak until only three people did so: 'Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus son of Mary), the witness of Yusuf (Joseph), and the companion of Jurayj.  

عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ تَذَاكَرْنَا الْبِرَّ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِيمَا قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ رَجُلٌ مُتَعَبِّدٌ صَاحِبُ صَوْمَعَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ جُرَيْجٌ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ أُمٌّ وَكَانَتْ تَأْتِيَهِ فَتُنَادِيهِ فَيُشْرِفُ عَلَيْهَا فَيُكَلِّمُهَا فَأَتَتْهُ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مُقْبِلٌ عَلَيْهَا فَنَادَتْهُ فَحَكَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَجَعَلَتْ تُنَادِيهِ رَافِعَةً رَأْسَهَا وَاضِعَةً يَدَهَا عَلَى جَبْهَتِهَا أَيْ جُرَيْجُ أَيْ جُرَيْجُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ مَرَّةٍ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ جُرَيْجٌ أَيْ رَبِّ أُمِّي أَوْ صَلَاتِي فَغَضِبَتْ فَقَالَتِ اللهُمَّ لَا يَمُوتَنَّ جُرَيْجٌ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْمُومِسَاتِ قَالَ وَبَلَغَتْ بِنْتُ مَلَكِ الْقَرْيَةِ فَحَمَلَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا فَقَالُوا لَهَا مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِكِ؟ مَنْ صَاحِبُكِ؟ قَالَتْ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الصَّوْمَعَةِ جُرَيْجٌ فَمَا شَعَرَ حَتَّى سَمِعَ بِالْفُؤُوسِ فِي أَصْلِ صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَسْأَلُهُمْ وَيْلَكُمْ مَا لَكُمْ؟ فَلَمْ يُجِيبُوهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ أَخَذَ الْحَبْلَ فَتَدَلَّى فَجَعَلُوا يَجُرُّونَ أَنْفَهُ وَيَضْرِبُونَهُ وَيَقُولُونَ مُرَاءٍ تُخَادِعُ النَّاسَ بِعَمَلِكَ قَالَ لَهُمْ وَيْلَكُمْ مَا لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ بِنْتِ الْمَلِكِ الَّتِي أَحْبَلْتَهَا؟ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ؟ قَالُوا وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا قَالَ الْغُلَامُ حَيٌّ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتَوَلُّوا عَنِّي فَتَوَلُّوا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْتَهَى ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى شَجَرَةٍ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا غُصْنًا ثُمَّ أَتَى بِالْغُلَامِ وَهُوَ فِي مَهْدِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ بِذَلِكَ الْغُصْنِ وَقَالَ يَا طَاغِيَةُ مَنْ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ أَبِي فُلَانٌ الرَّاعِي قَالُوا إِنْ شِئْتَ بَنَيْنَا لَكَ صَوْمَعَتَكَ بِذَهَبٍ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ بِفِضَّةٍ قَالَ أَعِيدُوهَا كَمَا كَانَتْ فَزَعَمَ أَبُو حَرْبٍ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِي الْمَهْدِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ «عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَشَاهِدُ يُوسُفَ وَصَاحِبُ جُرَيْجٍ»  

"لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ في الْمَهْدِ إِلَّا ثَلاثَةٌ: عِيسَى، وَكَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائيلَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ: جُرَيجٌ يُصَلِّي، جَاءَتْهُ أُمُّهُ فَدَعَتْهُ، فَقَال: أُجيِبُهَا أَوْ أُصَلِّى؟ فَقَالتْ: اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُمِتْهُ حَتَّى تُرِيَهُ وُجُوهَ الْمُومِسَاتِ، وَكَانَ جُرَيجٌ في صَوْمَعَتِه، فَعَرَضَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَكَلَّمَتْهُ فَأَبَى، فَأَتَتْ رَاعِيًا فَأَمْكَنَتْهُ مِنْ نَفْسها، فَوَلَدَتْ غُلامًا، فَقَالتْ: مِنْ جُرَيج (فَأَتُوه)، فَكَسَرُوا صَوْمَعَتَه، وَأَنْزَلُوه وَسَبُّوه فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْغُلامَ فَقَال. مَنْ أَبُوكَ يَا غُلامُ؟ قَال: الرَّاعِي، قَالُوا: نَبْنِى صَوْمَعَتَكَ مِنْ ذهَب، قَال: لَا إِلَّا مِنْ طِين، وَكَانت امْرَأةٌ ترضعُ ابْنًا لَهَا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَمَرَّ بهَا رَجُلٌ رَاكِبٌ ذُو شَارَة فَقَالتْ: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَل ابْنِي مِثْلَهُ، فَتَرَكَ ثَدْيَهَا وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى الرَّاكِبِ فَقَال: اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلنِى مِثْلَهُ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى ثَدْيَها يَمُصُّه، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِأَمَة فَقَالتْ: اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَل ابْنِي مِثْلَ هَذِه فَتَرَكَ ثَدْيَهَا وَقَال: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلنِى مِثْلَهَا، فَقَالت لَهُ: لِمَ ذَاكَ؟ فَقَال: الرَّاكِب جَبَّارٌ مِنْ الْجَبَابِرَةِ، وَهَذِهِ الأَمَةُ يَقُولُونَ: سَرَقَتْ، زَنَتْ وَلَمْ تَفْعَلْ".  

"إنَّهُ كَانَ فِيمَا قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الأُمم رجُل مُتَعبِّدٌ صاحِبُ صَوْمَعَهٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ: جُرَيجٌ وكانَتْ لَهُ أُمٌّ، فكانَتْ تأتيه فتناديه ويشرف عليها فيُكلِّمُهَا، فأَتَتْهَ يَوْمًا وهو في صَلاِتهِ مُقْبِلٌ عَلَيْهَا فَنَادَتْهُ فجعلتْ تُنَاديه رافعةً رَأسَهَا إِلْيهِ واضعةً يَدَهَا عَلَى جَبْهَتِهَا أَىْ

جُرَيْجُ، أَىْ جُرَيْجُ ثلاث مَرَّات، كُلُّ ذلك يقُولُ جُرَيْجُ: "أَىْ ربِّ، أُمِّى، أَوْ صلاتى؟ " فغضبتْ، فقالَتْ: اللهُمَّ لا يَمُوتَنَّ جُرَيْجٌ حَتَّى يَنْظر في وجوه الْمُومِسَاتِ، وبلغتْ بنْتُ مَلِكِ الْقَريَةِ فحملتْ فولدتْ غُلَامًا، فقالوا لها: مَنْ فعلَ هذا بِك؟ مَنْ صَاحِبُك؟ قالت: هُو صَاحِبُ الصَّوْمَعة جُرَيْج فما شَعَرَ حَتَّى سمعَ بالفؤوسِ في أَصْل صَوْمَعَتِهِ، فَجَعَلَ يَسْأَلُهُمْ: وَيْلَكُمْ مَالَكُمْ؟ فلم يُجيِبُوه فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذلك أَخَذَ الْحَبْلُ فتدلَّى فجعلُوا يَجَؤُونَ أَنْفَهَ، وَيَضْربُونَهَ، ويقولُونَ: مُرَاءٍ تُخادِعُ النَّاسَ بِعَمَلِكَ، قَالَ: وَيْلَكُمْ مَالَكُمْ؟ قالوا: بِنْتُ صَاحِب القريةِ، بِنْتُ الْمَلِكِ الَّتى أَحبلتَهَا قال: فما فَعَلَتْ؟ قَالُوا: وَلَدَتْ غلامًا، قالَ: الغلامُ حىٌّ هُوَ؟ قالوا: نَعَمْ، قالَ: فَتَوَلَّوا عِنِّى. فَتَوَلَّوا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْن، ثُمَّ انْتَهَى حتى مشى إِلى الشَّجَرَة، فَأَخذَ مِنْها غُصْنًا ثُمَّ أَتَى الغلامَ وَهُوَ فِى مهدِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ بذلِكَ الغُصْنِ، وقالَ: يا طاغِيَةُ مَنْ أَبُوكَ؟ قال: أَبى فلانٌ الرَّاعِى، قالُوا: إِنْ شِئْتَ بَنَيْنَا لَكَ صَوْمَعَتَك بِذَهَب، وإِنْ شئتَ بِفِضَّة قال: أَعِيدُوها كما كَانَتْ".