It is narrated from a man of Banu Tufawah, who says: I stayed as a guest with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). Among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I did not find anyone more serving than him, nor anyone who took better care of his guest than him. Once, I was sitting with him on a cot, and a black slave girl was sitting below. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a pouch in which there were pebbles or date stones. He was saying "Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah" until whatever was in the pouch was finished. Then he threw the pouch towards the slave girl; she gathered the pebbles in the pouch and handed it back to Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not tell you an incident between me and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? I said: Why not, please do tell. He said: I was lying in the mosque of Madinah, suffering from severe fever. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me in the mosque and asked: Has anyone seen the youth from Daws? Has anyone seen the youth from Daws? A man said: O Messenger of Allah! He is lying in a corner of the mosque, as you can see, suffering from fever. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, placed his blessed hand upon me, and spoke to me kindly. I stood up and he walked on, until he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at his place where he used to lead the prayer. That day, there were two rows of men and one row of women with him, or two rows of women and one row of men. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) faced them and said: If Satan causes me to forget something in my prayer, the men should say "Subhan Allah" and the women should clap their hands.

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer and did not forget. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer with salam, he turned to the people and said: Remain seated in your places. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Has it ever happened that one of you goes to his wife, closes the door, hangs the curtain, then comes out and starts telling people that he did this and that with his wife, and that he did such and such act with her? The people remained silent. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the women and said: Is there anyone among you who does such things? A young girl with prominent breasts stood up on one knee and stretched herself so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) could see her and hear her words, and she said: Yes, by Allah! Men also talk like this and women also talk like this.

Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know what the example of one who does this is? His example is like that of a devil and a she-devil who meet each other in a street and fulfill their need there while people are watching them. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No man should lie with another man, and no woman with another woman in such a way that there is no veil between them, except for parents and children. I have forgotten the third thing mentioned by the narrator. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! The fragrance for men is that which has a scent but its color is not apparent. Beware! The fragrance for women is that whose color is apparent but its scent is not.