Hearing the words of the young man, al-Hajjaj, who previously sat back in a chair, suddenly straightened his body and said, "O young man, I judge you as a smart young man. Do you memorize the Qur'an?"  The young man replied, "Are you worried about the loss of the Qur'an so that I have to memorize it, even though Allah has guarded it?"  Al Hajjaj asked again, "Did you collect the Qur'an?" The young man asked, "Is the Qur'an scattered so I have to collect it?"

"Did you complete (muhkam)  the Qur'an?"  asked al-Hajjaj.  The young man asked back, "Hasn't Allah sent it down in a muhkam manner?"  Al Hajjaj asked again, "Have you mastered the material (istizhhar) of the Qur'an?"  The young man replied, "I take refuge in Allah from putting the Qur'an behind my back (istizhhar)."  Of course Al Hajjaj said very angrily, "How dare you are, may Allah destroy you! What did I say to you?"  The young man said, "Destruction for you and for your people! You should say" Have you memorized (au'a) the Qur'an in your heart? "

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Translated from "101 Kisah Teladan"  written by  Muhammad Amin al-Jundi, Indonesian translation by Safrudin Edi Wibowo, Lc