Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 33

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

'Ayyash ibn al-Walid narrated to us. He said: 'Abd al-A'la narrated to us. He said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Yazid ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Qusayt, from Muhammad ibn Shurahbil, the brother of Banu 'Abd al-Dar, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “No human child has spoken in the cradle except Jesus son of Mary, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the companion of Jurayj.” It was said: “Prophet of Allah, who was the companion of Jurayj?” He said: “Jurayj was a monk in his hermitage. A cowherd used to take shelter at the foot of his hermitage, and a woman from the village used to visit the cowherd. One day his mother came and said: ‘Jurayj!’ while he was praying. As he prayed, he said to himself: ‘My mother or my prayer?’ He decided to give precedence to his prayer. Then she called to him a second time, and he said to himself: ‘My mother or my prayer?’ He decided to give precedence to his prayer. Then she called to him a third time, and he said: ‘My mother or my prayer?’ He decided to give precedence to his prayer. When he did not answer her, she said: ‘May Allah not cause you to die, Jurayj, until you see the faces of prostitutes.’ Then she went away. The woman who had given birth was brought to the king. He said: ‘By whom?’ She said: ‘By Jurayj.’ He said: ‘The man of the hermitage?’ She said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Tear down his hermitage and bring him to me.’ They struck his hermitage with axes until it fell. They tied his hand to his neck with a rope. Then he was taken away, and they brought him past the prostitutes. He saw them and smiled, while they were looking at him among the people. The king said: ‘What does this woman allege?’ He said: ‘What does she allege?’ He said: ‘She alleges that her child is yours.’ He said to her: ‘Do you allege this?’ She said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Where is this little one?’ They said: ‘Here he is, in her lap.’ He turned toward him and said: ‘Who is your father?’ He said: ‘The cowherd.’ The king said: ‘Shall we make your hermitage of gold?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Of silver?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Then what shall we make it of?’ He said: ‘Restore it as it was.’ He said: ‘What made you smile?’ He said: ‘Something I recognized: my mother's supplication had caught up with me.’ Then he informed them.