Aswad says: When Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) heard that people say that a dog, a donkey, and a woman invalidate the prayer, she said: Do I not see that people have equated us with dogs and donkeys? Whereas it often happened that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray at night and I would be lying on the bed between him and the Qiblah. When I needed something, I would slip away from the foot side of the bed, disliking that I should face my face towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).