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.