Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the mosque, and the doors of the houses of his noble companions faced towards the mosque. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Change the direction of these houses' doors away from the mosque." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque, and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) had not yet made any changes, hoping that some concession would be revealed for them in this matter. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: "Turn the doors of these houses away from the mosque, for indeed I do not make the mosque lawful for a person in a state of major ritual impurity or for a menstruating woman."