[AI] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me, I said, "I prefer to be below you and you above me, by my father and mother." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I am more considerate to myself to be in a lower position because of what people may assume." Then, I saw a jug that broke and spilled its water. So, my mother and I rushed to dry the water with a cloth we had. We had no other blanket except for that one. We wanted to prevent anything harmful from reaching the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."

لَمَّا نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَكُونَ فَوْقَكَ وَتَكُونَ أَسْفَلَ مِنِّي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي أَرْفَقُ بِي أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي السُّفْلَى لِمَا يَغْشَانَا مِنَ النَّاسِ» قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ جَرَّةً لَنَا انْكَسَرَتْ فَاهُرِيقَ مَاؤُهَا فَقُمْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ أَيُّوبَ بِقَطِيفَةٍ لَنَا مَا لَنَا لِحَافٌ غَيْرَهَا نُنَشِّفُ بِهَا الْمَاءَ فَرَقًا أَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَيْءٌ يُؤْذِيهِ

[AI] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came down upon me, I said, "By my father and mother, I dislike being above you and you being beneath me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be kind to us and let us be beneath those who shelter us from the people." I saw a jug that had broken, and its water was being poured out. So, Umm Ayyub and I got a piece of cloth that we had and used it to dry the water with the intention that none of it would reach the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to harm him. We used to prepare food, and when there was something left over, we would sprinkle it with the sites of his fingers and eat from it, seeking blessings. He returned our hospitality one night and we put garlic or onions in it, but we did not see any trace of his finger marks in it. I mentioned to him what we used to do and what we saw. He said, "I found the smell of this tree on it, and I am a man who whispers (converses with Allah). I did not like the smell of me to be found on it. But as for you, eat it."

لَمَّا نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَكُونَ فَوْقَكَ وَتَكُونَ أَسْفَلَ مِنِّي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنِ ارْفِقْ بِنَا أَنْ نَكُونَ فِي السُّفْلِ لِمَنْ يَغْشَانَا مِنَ النَّاسِ» فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ جَرَّةً لَنَا انْكَسَرَتْ فَأُهْرِيقَ مَاؤُهَا فَقُمْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ أَيُّوبَ بِقَطِيفَةٍ لَنَا مَالَنَا لِحَافٌ غَيْرَهَا نُنَشِّفُ بِهَا الْمَاءَ فَرَقًا مِنْ أَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ يُؤْذِيهِ وَكُنَّا نَصْنَعُ طَعَامًا فَإِذَا رَدَّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ تَيَمَّمْنَا مَوَاضِعَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهَا يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ الْبَرَكَةَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْنَا عَشَاءَهُ لَيْلَةً وَكُنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِيهِ ثُومًا أَوْ بَصَلًا فَلَمْ نَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَصْنَعُ وَالَّذِي رَأَيْنَا مِنْ رَدِّهِ الطَّعَامَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ مِنْهُ رِيحَ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ أُنَاجِي فَلَمْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُوجَدَ مِنِّي رِيحُهُ فَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَكُلُوهُ»