Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that when any of us wives was menstruating, and in that state the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended intimacy, he would order her to tie a waist-wrapper (lower garment), despite the heaviness of menstruation, and then he would embrace her body to body. (Lady Aisha) said: Who among you can control his desire as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did? (That is, whoever cannot control his desire should also refrain from intimacy.)