عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمًا فَأَتَى النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِنَّ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَوَاقِصِ عُقُولٍ وَدِينٍ أَذْهَبَ لِقُلُوبِ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ مِنْكُنَّ فَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَتَقَرَّبْنَ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُنَّ وَكَانَ فِي النِّسَاءِ امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ بِمَا سَمِعَتْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَخَذَتْ حُلِيًّا لَهَا فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبِينَ بِهَذَا الْحُلِيِّ فَقَالَتْ أَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَسُولِهِ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكِ هَلُمِّي فَتَصَدَّقِي بِهِ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَلَدِي فَإِنَّا لَهُ مَوْضِعٌ فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ حَتَّى أَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَهَبَتْ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذِهِ زَيْنَبُ تَسْتَأْذِنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّ الزَّيَانِبِ هِيَ فَقَالُوا امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ ائْذَنُوا لَهَا فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ مَقَالَةً فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ وَأَخَذْتُ حُلِيًّا أَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكَ رَجَاءَ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَقَالَ لِي ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ تَصَدَّقِي بِهِ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَلَدِي فَإِنَّا لَهُ مَوْضِعٌ فَقُلْتُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَصَدَّقِي بِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى بَنِيهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَهُ مَوْضِعٌ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ حِينَ وَقَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَوَاقِصِ عُقُولٍ قَطُّ وَلَا دِينٍ أَذْهَبَ بِقُلُوبِ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ مِنْكُنَّ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا نُقْصَانُ دِينِنَا وَعُقُولِنَا فَقَالَ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتُ مِنْ نُقْصَانِ دِينِكُنَّ فَالْحَيْضَةُ الَّتِي تُصِيبُكُنَّ تَمْكُثُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَمْكُثَ لَا تُصَلِّي وَلَا تَصُومُ فَذَلِكَ مِنْ نُقْصَانِ دِينِكُنَّ وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتُ مِنْ نُقْصَانِ عُقُولِكُنَّ فَشَهَادَتُكُنَّ إِنَّمَا شَهَادَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ نِصْفُ شَهَادَةٍ
Narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the Fajr prayer, came to the women present in the mosque, stood by them and said: O assembly of women! Despite being deficient in intelligence and religion, I have not seen anyone more able to overcome a wise man than you women, and I have seen that on the Day of Resurrection, the majority in Hell will be women, therefore, seek nearness to Allah Almighty as much as you can. Among the women was also the wife of Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), she informed her husband of what she had heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and set out with her jewelry. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Where are you going with this jewelry? She said: Through this, I want to seek nearness to Allah Almighty and His Messenger, perhaps Allah Almighty will not make me among the people of Hell. He said: You will be ruined, come here and give charity to me and my children, we are the best recipients of it. She said: By Allah! Not until I go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So she went and sought permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The people informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Zainab had come and was seeking permission to come to you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Which Zainab is it? The people said: The wife of Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give her permission. So she went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I heard something from you, then I went to my husband, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated this hadith to him, and set out with my jewelry with the intention that through it I may seek nearness to Allah Almighty and His Messenger, hoping that Allah Almighty will not make me among the people of Hell. But Ibn Mas’ud told me: Give charity to me and my children, we are more deserving of it. I said: First, let me seek permission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give charity to him and his children, they are the most deserving of it. Then the woman said: O Messenger of Allah! When you came to us in the morning, you said that despite being deficient in intelligence and religion, I have not seen anyone more able to overcome a wise man than you women, and I have seen that on the Day of Resurrection, the majority in Hell will be women. O Messenger of Allah! My request is, what is the deficiency in our religion and intelligence? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The deficiency in religion I mentioned is that when any of you menstruates, she refrains from praying and fasting according to the will of Allah Almighty, and this causes a deficiency in religion. As for the deficiency in intelligence, it is the matter of your testimony, that the testimony of one woman is considered equal to half the testimony of a man.