Once, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) this question: "By which things is the prayer invalidated?" Urwah says, "We replied, 'By a woman and a donkey passing in front of the one praying.'" She said, "Then a woman would be a very bad animal! I have seen the time when I would be lying in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) like a corpse, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue to pray."