Abu Hurairah reported that he used to carry a water vessel for the Prophet ﷺ to use for his ablution and to relieve himself. Once, while he was following him with it, the Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who is this?"He replied, "It is Abu Hurairah."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Bring me some stones to clean myself with, but do not bring me a bone or dung."So I brought him some stones, carrying them in the edge of my garment, until I placed them by his side, then I withdrew. When he finished, I walked along with him and asked, "What is the matter with bones and dung?"He replied, "They are food for the jinn. A delegation of the jinn of Nasibin came to me, and what fine jinn they are, and they asked me for provision. So I prayed to Allah for them that they would not pass by a bone or a piece of dung without finding food upon it."
أنه كان يحمل مع النبي ﷺ إداوة لوضوئه وحاجته، فبينما هو يتبعه بها، فقال: من هذا؟ فقال: أنا أبو هريرة. فقال: ابغني أحجارا أستنفض بها، ولا تأتني بعظم، ولا بروثة فأتيته بأحجار أحملها في طرف ثوبي حتى وضعت إلى جنبه، ثم انصرفت حتى إذا فرغ مشيت، فقلت: ما بال العظم والروثة؟ قال: هما من طعام الجن، وإنه أتاني وفد جن نصيبين، ونعم الجن، فسألوني الزاد، فدعوت الله لهم أن لا يمروا بعظم، ولا بروثة إلا وجدوا عليها طعاما.
Bukhari narrated it in Manaqib Ansar (3860), from Musa bin Ismail, who said, Amr bin Yahya bin Saeed narrated to us, he said, my grandfather informed me, from Abu Hurairah, and he mentioned it.The event took place in Makkah, and Abu Hurairah embraced Islam after the migration, in year seven. So his statement, "A delegation of the jinn of Nasibin came to me," is a narration about the past, and the repetition of the story is unlikely, even though some scholars have held that view.And his statement "Nasibin" refers to a well-known town in Jazirah, though it has also been said to be in Sham near the borders of Turkey, and this involves a loose usage, since Jazirah is applied to the vast lands between Sham and Iraq.