Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: When I menstruated, I left the bed and lay on the reed-mat and did not approach or come near the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we were purified.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
271. Commentary:
The purpose is that sometimes this would occur, and sometimes they would lie down together. Both of the aforementioned narrations are weak; however, from other evidences it is understood that there is flexibility in this matter and both situations are permissible. «والله أعلم»
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 271