Al-Hajjaj said, "O young man, we truly order to give you a gift of one hundred thousand denarii and we forgive you for the clarity of your mind, and your faith towards Allah. Anyway you are only a young man. Do not even be presumptuous to the officials of this country, because you may meet people who will not forgive you." The young man said, "Forgiveness belongs to Allah, and is not in your hands, likewise gratitude is only for Allah and not for you. May Allah not bring me to you again."

Then, the young man got up to get out of the assembly but the guards stopped him. But Al Hajjaj said to the guards, "Let him go. Indeed, by Allah, I have never seen a young man who has the courage and eloquence like him. And all my life I will not find a young man like him and maybe he will not find anyone like me. If this young man lived long, he would be a miracle of his era. (In another narration, Al Hajjaj ordered some of his people to poison the young man and finally the young man died.)

The end.

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