Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed the people at the place of Jabiyah and said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood in this manner and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No man should be alone with a woman, for the third among them is the devil."