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[6508] 7 - (2550) It was narrated from Abū Rāfi‘ that Abū Hurairah said: “Juraij used to worship in his hermitage, and his mother came to him.” Ḥumaid said: “Abū Rāfi‘ described to us how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ described his mother when she called him, how she put her hand on her forehead then raised her head to call him. “She said: ‘O Juraij! I am your mother, speak to me.’ She found him praying and he said: ‘O Allāh, my mother or my prayer?’ And he chose his prayer. She went away, then she came back a second time, and said: ‘O Juraij! I am your mother, speak to me.’ He said: ‘O Allāh, my mother or my prayer?’ And he chose his prayer. She said: ‘O Allāh, this is Juraij and he is my son, and I spoke to him but he refused to speak to me. O Allāh, do not let him die until he has seen prostitutes.’” He said: "If she had prayed that he be tempted, he would have fallen prey to temptation. There was a shepherd who lived near his hermitage, and a woman came out of the village and he had intercourse with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a boy. It was said to her: 'What is this?' She said: 'From the one who lives in this hermitage.' They came with their axes and shovels and called him, and they found him praying, and he did not speak to them. They started to destroy his hermitage, and when he saw that, he came down to them, and they said to him: 'Ask this woman.' He smiled and patted the child on the head and said: 'Who is your father?' He said: 'My father is the shepherd.' When they heard that from him they said: 'We will rebuild what we have destroyed of your hermitage with gold and silver.' He said: 'No; just put it back as it was, with clay.' Then he went up to it."