Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2998b

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"From Yahya ibn Ayyub al-Khuza'i, who said: I heard from one who mentioned that in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab there was a young man who was devoted to worship and had attached himself to the mosque, and 'Umar was pleased with him. He had an elderly father, and when he prayed 'Isha', he would leave for his father. His path was by the door of a woman who became infatuated with him, and she would place herself in his way. One night he passed by her, and she kept tempting him until he followed her. When he reached the door, she entered, and he went to enter, but he remembered Allah and withdrew. This verse came upon his tongue: {Indeed, those who fear Allah, when an apparition from Satan touches them, remember [Allah], and at once they have insight}. The young man fell unconscious, so the woman called her maid, and they carried him and brought him in. They cooperated on him, and carried him to his door, and he was detained from his father. His father went out seeking him and found him at the door, unconscious. He called some of his family, and they carried him and brought him in. When he regained consciousness, after part of the night had passed, as Allah willed, his father said to him: 'O my son, what is wrong with you?' He said: 'Good. But I ask you by Allah,' so he informed him of the matter. He said: 'O my son, what verse did you recite?' So he recited the verse he had recited. He fell unconscious again, and they moved him and found he was dead. They washed him, took him out, and buried him at night. When morning came, this was reported to 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). 'Umar came to his father, consoled him, and said: 'Why did you not inform me?' He said: 'O Commander of the Believers, it was night.' 'Umar said: 'Take us to his grave.' So 'Umar and those with him came to the grave, and 'Umar said: 'O so-and-so: {But for one who fears the standing before his Lord are two gardens}.' The young man answered him from inside the grave: '(O 'Umar): My Lord has given me both of them in Paradise, twice.'"

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