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The Story of Juraij Youth Worshipers Don't Waste Mother's Call, Pray to Meet
Adulterous Women

In the time of the Children of Israel there lived a manyouth who is diligent in
worship, even he is famous as a worshiper. He is namedJuraij, a pious young man who left
his trade to focus on worshiping God.

He was so diligent in worship that he made Juraij's mother angry. That happened
when the mother called Juraij, but the son did not understand his mother's call. Juraij chose
to continue the prayer.
"O Juraij, I am your mother, come and talk to me," said the mother when she called her son,
as quoted in the history of Imam Muslim from Abu Hurairah.
"Oh God, my mother and my prayer," said Juraij who chose to continue his prayer.
Her call was ignored, the mother chose to pray for her child. He prayed that God would
show himwomen adulterer to his son before death calls.
"Oh God, this is Juraij. He is my son. I asked him to talk, but he refused. Oh God, don't kill
him before you show himadulterous woman,” said the mother's prayer.
Apparently God granted Juraij's mother's prayer. Once upon a time there was a goatherd
who spent the night at Juraij's place of worship. Then there was a village woman and the
shepherd made love to him at the Juraij place of worship.

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a baby from adultery. By the woman, Juraij
was accused of being the father of the child she gave birth to.
People came to see Juraij because of the youth worshiper has committed adultery. But at that
time Juraij was praying. The people decided to demolish Juraij's place of worship.

Soon Juraij came out to meet them. He smiled, caressed the baby's head and questioned the
figure of the father in the baby.
"My father is a goat herder," said the baby.

God granted the prayer of Juraij's mother who was angry because her call was not answered
and fulfilled her desire through the temptation of a beautiful woman who slandered her. At
the same time, thanks to his piety, the religious youth was freed from the slander of
adulterous women. The people who had demolished his place of worship wanted to rebuild
it with gold and silver, but Juraij refused. He chose to build it back from the ground as
before.

(Adapted from Sahih Al-Qashash An-Nabawi by Abu Ishaq al-Huwaini & Umar Sulaiman,
1997: 271)