The Prophet ﷺ said, "Only three spoke from the cradle, Isa son of Maryam, the companion of Jurayj, and..."Jurayj was a devout worshipper who built himself a hermitage and lived in it. His mother came to him while he was praying and called out, "Jurayj!"He said, "My Lord, my mother or my prayer?" and he continued his prayer, so she went away.The next day, she came again while he was praying and called, "Jurayj!"He said, "My Lord, my mother or my prayer?" and he continued his prayer, so she went away.On the following day, she came once more while he was praying and called, "Jurayj!"He said, "My Lord, my mother or my prayer?" and he continued his prayer.She said, "O Allah, do not let him die until he looks upon the faces of prostitutes."The Children of Israil spoke among themselves about Jurayj and his devotion. There was a prostitute whose beauty was proverbial, and she said, "If you wish, I will tempt him for you."She presented herself to him, but he paid her no attention. So she went to a shepherd who used to take shelter near his hermitage and offered herself to him. He had relations with her and she became pregnant. When she gave birth, she said, "The child is from Jurayj."The people came to him, brought him down, demolished his hermitage, and began beating him.He asked, "What is the matter with you?"They said, "You committed fornication with this prostitute, and she has borne a child by you."He asked, "Where is the child?"They brought the child to him.He said, "Let me pray." So he prayed, and when he had finished, he came to the child and poked his belly, saying, "Boy, who is your father?"The child answered, "So-and-so the shepherd."At this, the people turned to Jurayj, kissing him and seeking blessings by touching him, and they said, "We will build your hermitage for you out of gold."He said, "No, restore it of clay just as it was." And so they did.The hadith continues.
عن النبي ﷺ قال: لم يتكلم في المهد إلا ثلاثة عيسى ابن مريم، وصاحب جريج، وكان جريج رجلا عابدا، فاتخذ صومعة، فكان فيها، فأتته أمه وهو يصلي، فقالت: يا جريج فقال: يا رب أمي وصلاتي، فأقبل على صلاته، فانصرفت، فلما كان من الغد أتته وهو يصلي فقالت: يا جريج فقال: يا رب أمي وصلاتي، فأقبل على صلاته، فانصرفت، فلما كان من الغد أتته وهو يصلي فقالت: يا جريج فقال: أي رب أمي وصلاتي، فأقبل على صلاته، فقالت: اللهم لا تمته حتى ينظر إلى وجوه المومسات، فتذاكر بنو إسرائيل جريجا وعبادته وكانت امرأة بغي يتمثل بحسنها، فقالت: إن شئتم لأفتننه لكم، قال: فتعرضت له، فلم يلتفت إليها، فأتت راعيا كان يأوي إلى صومعته، فأمكنته من نفسها، فوقع عليها فحملت، فلما ولدت قالت: هو من جريج، فأتوه فاستنزلوه، وهدموا صومعته، وجعلوا يضربونه فقال: ما شأنكم؟ قالوا: زنيت بهذه البغي، فولدت منك، فقال: أين الصبي؟ فجاءوا به، فقال: دعوني حتى أصلي، فصلى، فلما انصرف أتى الصبي فطعن في بطنه، وقال: يا غلام من أبوك؟ قال: فلان الراعي، قال: فأقبلوا على جريج يقبلونه ويتمسحون به، وقالوا: نبني لك صومعتك من ذهب، قال: لا، أعيدوها من طين كما كانت، ففعلوا. الحديث.
Bukhari narrated it in the chapters on the Prophets (3436), and Muslim in Righteousness and Maintaining Ties (2550:8), both through the route of Jareer bin Hazim, who said, Muhammad bin Sirin narrated to us, from Abu Hurairah, and he mentioned it. The wording given here is Muslim's. Muslim also narrated it (2550:7) through the route of Humayd bin Hilal, from Abu Rafi, from Abu Hurairah, who mentioned the story of Jurayj in similar fashion.His statement, "the mumisat," with the first mim vowelled with a dammah and the second with a kasrah, means adulteresses and prostitutes who practice their trade openly. His statement, "she was held up as an example for her beauty," means that she was cited as a proverbial example because of how unmatched she was in it.A point of benefit, in the religious law of Jurayj's time, a mother's call had to be answered even during prayer. So when Jurayj did not answer his mother, her supplication against him took effect. In Islam, however, a mother's call does not have to be answered during obligatory prayers. As for voluntary prayers, the scholars differed on this matter, and among the soundest opinions is that it is better to answer her, then return to one's prayer and complete it.