He used to carry a water vessel for the Prophet ﷺ for his ablution and relieving himself. While he was following him with it, the Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who is this?"He replied, "I am Hurayrah."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Find me some stones I can use to clean myself, but do not bring me a bone or dung."So I brought him stones, carrying them in the edge of my garment, and placed them beside him, then I withdrew. When he had finished, I walked with him and asked, "What is the matter with bones and dung?"He answered, "They are food for the jinn. A delegation of the jinn of Nasibin came to me, and what excellent jinn they are, and they asked me for provisions. So I prayed to Allah for them that they would not pass by a bone or a piece of dung without finding food on it."
أنه كان يحمل مع النبي ﷺ إداوة لوضوئه وحاجته فبينما هو يتبعه بها فقال: من هذا؟ فقال: أنا هريرة. فقال: أبغني أحجارا أستنفض بها، ولا تأتني بعظم ولا بروثة. فأتيته بأحجار أحملها في طرف ثوبي حتى وضعت إلى جنبه ثم انصرفت حتى إذا فرغ مشيت معه 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 the Book of the Virtues of the Ansar (3860), from Musa bin Ismail, who said, Amr bin Yahya bin Saeed told us, my grandfather informed me, from Abu Hurairah, and he related it.The grandfather of Amr bin Yahya bin Saeed is Saeed bin Amr bin Saeed bin As.