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  

[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»  

"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".