[Machine] I came to Abu Hurairah in the city and I did not see a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah who is more attentive or more generous to a guest than him. I heard him say, "I stood up with the Messenger of Allah until he came to the place where he prayed. And behind him were rows of men and rows of women, or rows of women and rows of men. He faced us and said, 'If the devil distracts me in my prayer, let the men say Subhan Allah and let the women clap.' The Messenger of Allah prayed and did not forget anything from his prayer. He said, 'Your gatherings, your gatherings. Among you is a man who hides behind the covering of Allah when he comes to his family, closing the door and throwing his cloak over them.' They said, 'We do that.' He then sat down and said, 'I did such and such to my wife.' Everyone became silent. He said, 'Is there any among you who does this?' They remained silent. A young girl had crouched on her knees and he said, 'This is an example of someone who does that.' The Messenger of Allah said, 'By Allah, they are talking to each other, and indeed, they are talking to each other.' He said, 'Do you know the example of someone who does that? The example of a male and a female devil meeting each other on a pathway. They satisfy their needs, and people are watching. He said, 'Behold, no man or woman approaches another except for a child or a parent.' The third said, 'I forgot it.' Then he said, 'The scent of a man is found in his fragrance, and his color is not exposed. Behold, the goodness of women is found in their appearance and their scent is not detected.'
أَتَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ أَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَشَدَّ تَشْمِيرًا وَلَا أَقْوَمَ عَلَى ضَيْفٍ مِنْهُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ نَهَضْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ حَتَّى أَتَى مَقَامَهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ قَالَ وَخَلْفَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنْ رِجَالٍ وَصَفٌّ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ أَوْ صَفَّانِ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ وَصَفٌّ مِنْ رِجَالٍ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ نَسَّانِيَ الشَّيْطَانُ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَلَاتِي فَلْيُسَبِّحِ الرِّجَالُ وَلْتُصَفِّقِ النِّسَاءُ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَنْسَ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَ مَجَالِسَكُمْ مَجَالِسَكُمْ مَا مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَتِرُ بِسِتْرِ اللهِ إِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ أَغْلَقَ عَلَيْهِ بَابَهُ وَأَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ سِتْرَهُ قَالُوا إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فَيَقُولُ فَعَلْتُ بِصَاحِبَتِي كَذَا وَفَعَلْتُ كَذَا فَسَكَتُوا فَقَالَ هَلْ مِنْكُنَّ مَنْ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَ فَجَثَتْ فَتَاةٌ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ كَعَابٌ عَلَى إِحْدَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا فَتَطَاوَلَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَرَاهَا فَقَالَتْ إِي وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَإِنَّهُنَّ لَيَتَحَدَّثْنَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا مَثَلُ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ؟ مَثَلُ الشَّيْطَانِ وَالشَّيْطَانَةِ لَقِيَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فِي سِكَّةٍ فَقَضَى مِنْهَا حَاجَتَهُ وَالنَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ وَقَالَ أَلَا لَا يُفْضِيَنَّ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَجُلٍ وَلَا امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ إِلَّا إِلَى وَلَدٍ أَوْ وَالِدٍ وَقَالَ الثَّالِثَةُ فَنَسِيتُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ طِيبَ الرِّجَالِ مَا وُجِدَ رِيحُهُ وَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ لَوْنُهُ أَلَا إِنَّ طِيبَ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ رِيحُهُ