'I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) in Baqi' on a cloudy and rainy day, when a woman passed us on a donkey. The foreleg of the donkey slipped into a pit and the woman fell off. The Prophet (SAWA) turned his face away. They [his companions] said, ?O Messenger of Allah, she has trousers on.' He said thrice, ?O Allah! Forgive the women clad in trousers' ?O people! Wear trousers for they are the most covering of your garments, and safeguard your women by [making them wear] them when they go out.'