Umm Habiba bint Qays (Khawla) was heard to say, "My hand and that
of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, mixed
together in the same vessel."
'A'isha said, "I used to eat date and butter mixture with the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 'Umar visited and the
Prophet invited him and he ate. 'Umar's hand touched my fingers and he
said, 'Oh! If I were to be obeyed about you, no eye would ever see you!'
Then the veil was revealed."
Tha'laba ibn Abi Malik al-Qurazi reported that he rode to 'Abdullah
ibn Suwayd, one of the Banu Haritha ibn al-Harith, to ask him about the
three times of nakedness. 'Abdullah used to observe these times. Tha'laba
said, "'Abdullah asked, 'What do you want?' I replied, 'I want to observe
them.' He said, 'When I take off my garment at midday, none of my family
who have reached puberty comes to me without my permission unless I call
them. Nor do they do that when it is Fajr until people know that I have
prayed, nor when I have prayed 'Isha' and removed my clothes so that I
can sleep.'"
