[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ once left in the morning and came to the women in the mosque. He stood before them and said, 'I have not seen any lacking in intelligence and religious commitment that has taken away the intellect of those who have understanding among you, as I have seen from women. As for the deficiency in your religion, it is the menstruation that affects you; one of you remains in this state as long as Allah wills, and during this time you do not pray or fast. That is the deficiency in your religion. As for the deficiency in your intelligence, it is your testimony; the testimony of a woman is half the testimony of a man, and it is lessened.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمًا فَأَتَى النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِنَّ قَالَ «مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَوَاقِصَ عُقُولٍ قَطُّ وَدِينٍ أَذْهَبَ بِقُلُوبِ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ مِنْكُنَّ أَمَّا نُقْصَانُ دِينِكُنَّ فَالْحَيْضَةُ الَّتِي تُصِيبُكُنَّ تَمْكُثُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ تَمْكُثَ لَا تُصَلِّي وَلَا تَصُومُ فَذَلِكَ نُقْصَانُ دِينِكُنَّ وَأَمَّا نُقْصَانُ عُقُولِكُنَّ فَشَهَادَتُكُنَّ إِنَّمَا شَهَادَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ نِصْفُ شَهَادَةٍ مُخْتَصَرٌ»