In reference to the following hadeeth: Narrated Abu Huraira (Radhiallaho anho): Allah`s Messenger (sallallaahu `alaihi wasallam) said, "There was an Israeli man called Juraij, while he was praying, his mother came and called him
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In
reference to the following hadeeth: Narrated Abu Huraira (Radhiallaho anho):
Allah`s Messenger (sallallaahu `alaihi wasallam) 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." Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 662 Can u plz
explain the essence of this hadeeth? Does it talk abt a mother`s rights towards
her son? Should the man in question have answered his mother`s call first by
discontinuing his prayer? Was his mother really angry at this son b`coz he
didn`t answer her call?
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Answer:
Hadith of juraij
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.645 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, "None spoke in the cradle
(in their absolute infancy) but three: (The first was) Jesus, (the second was)
a man from Bani Israel called Juraij. While he was offering his prayers, his
mother came and called him. He said (to himself), 'Shall I answer her or keep
on praying?' (He went on praying) and did not answer her, his mother said, 'O
Allah! Do not let him die till he sees the faces of prostitutes.' So while he
was in his hermitage, a lady came and sought to seduce him, but he refused. So
she went to a shepherd and presented herself to him to commit illegal sexual
intercourse with her and then later she gave birth to a child and claimed that
it belonged to Juraij. The people, therefore, came to him and dismantled his
hermitage and expelled him out of it and abused him. Juraij performed the
ablution and offered prayer, and then came to the child and said, 'O child! Who
is your father?' The child replied, 'The shepherd.' (After hearing this) the
people said, 'We shall rebuild your hermitage of gold,' but he said, 'No, of
nothing but mud.'(The third was the infant of the following story) A lady from
Bani Israel was nursing her child at her breast when a handsome rider passed by
her. She said, 'O Allah! Make my child like him.' On that the child left her
breast, and facing the rider said, 'O Allah! Do not make me like him.' The
child then started to suck her breast again. (Abu Huraira further said,
"As if I were now looking at the Prophet sucking his finger (in way of
demonstration.") After a while the people passed by, with a lady slave and
she (i.e. the child's mother) said, 'O Allah! Do not make my child like this
(slave girl)!” On that the child left her breast and said, 'O Allah! Make me
like her.' When she asked why, the child replied, 'The rider is one of the
tyrants while this slave girl is falsely accused of theft and illegal sexual
intercourse.' "
Can u plz explain
the essence of this hadeeth?
The absolute main essence of the hadith regarding the
person called Juraij was that Juraij was one amongst the only three infants in
creation who spoke in their infancy.
Amongst the guidance one can derive from the story of
Juraij are:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 22 Surah
Hajj verse 38:
38 Verily Allah will defend (from evil) those who believe: verily Allah loves not any that is a traitor to faith or shows ingratitude.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
