When Abu Usayd al-Saidi held his wedding feast, he invited the Prophet ﷺ and his companions. No one prepared the food for them or served it to them except his wife, Umm Usayd. She had soaked some dates in a stone vessel overnight, and when the Prophet ﷺ finished eating, she mashed them up for him and gave him the drink, offering it as a special gift to him.
لما عرس أبو أسيد الساعدي، دعا النبي ﷺ وأصحابه، فما صنع لهم طعاما، ولا قربه إليهم إلا امرأته أم أسيد، بلت تمرات في تور من حجارة من الليل، فلما فرغ النبي ﷺ من الطعام أماثته له، فسقته، تتحفه بذلك.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Marriage (5182) and Muslim in the Book of Drinks (2006:87), both through the route of Saeed bin Abu Maryam, who said, Muhammad Abu Ghassan narrated to us, who said, Abu Hazim narrated to me, from Sahl, who said, then he related it.His saying "amathathu" comes from matha and amatha, in the triliteral and quadriliteral forms, meaning she dissolved it. His saying "tuthifuhu" comes from ithaf, which means giving a gift. This applies in cases of necessity, and it is required that the woman be covered and veiled, showing none of her adornment, and that she be guarded and modest. If her service can be dispensed with altogether, that is preferable, since women serving guests in this way was not a widespread practice in the time of prophethood nor afterward.