Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ 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 فَأَتَتْ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ بِمَا سَمِعَتْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَخَذَتْ حُلِيًّا لَهَا فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ 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 لَا وَاللَّهِ حَتَّى أَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَهَبَتْ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ 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 وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ مَقَالَةً فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ وَأَخَذْتُ حُلِيًّا أَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكَ رَجَاءَ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَقَالَ لِي ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ تَصَدَّقِي بِهِ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَلَدِي فَإِنَّا لَهُ مَوْضِعٌ فَقُلْتُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ 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.
English Translation
The Prophet (peace be upon him) finished the Fajr prayer one day, then went to the women in the mosque and stopped by them. He said: 'O women, I have not seen anyone with deficiency in mind and religion more capable of swaying the minds of wise men than you. I have seen that you are the majority of the people of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, so draw near to Allah as much as you can.' Among the women was the wife of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. She went to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and told him what she heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and she took some jewelry of hers. Ibn Mas'ud said: 'Where are you going with this jewelry?' She said: 'I am drawing near to Allah the Almighty and His Messenger with it, hoping that Allah will not make me among the people of the Fire.' He said: 'Woe to you! Give it in charity to me and my children, for we are deserving of it.' She said: 'No, by Allah, not until I go to the Prophet (peace be upon him).' She went to seek permission to see the Prophet (peace be upon him). They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Zaynab is seeking permission.' He said: 'Which of the Zaynabs?' They said: 'The wife of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud.' He said: 'Give her permission.' She entered upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I heard words from you and returned to Ibn Mas'ud and told him. I took some jewelry to draw near to Allah and to you, hoping that Allah will not make me among the people of the Fire. Ibn Mas'ud told me to give it in charity to him and his children, as they are deserving of it.' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Give it in charity to him and his children, for they are deserving of it.' Then she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, tell me about what I heard from you when you stopped by us - that you have never seen anyone with deficiency in mind or religion more capable of swaying the minds of wise men than us. O Messenger of Allah, what is the deficiency of our religion and our minds?' He said: 'As for the deficiency of your religion, it is the menstruation that afflicts you; one of you stays as long as Allah wills without praying or fasting, and that is the deficiency of your religion. As for the deficiency of your minds, your testimony is only half a testimony.'