Umm Atiyyah said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Madina, he gathered the women of Ansar in a house, and sent to us (to them) Umar bin al-Khattab. He stood at the door and gave the salutation to us and we returned it (the salutation) to him. Thereupon, he said: I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to you. He commanded us to bring out the menstruating women and the virgins for both the Eid prayers, and that the Friday prayer is not obligatory on us. He prohibited us to accompany the funeral procession.

Umm Atiyyah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to bring out the secluded women on the day of Eid (festival). He was asked: What about the menstruous women ? He said: They should be present at the place of virtue and the supplications of the Muslims. A woman said: Messenger of Allah, what should we do it one of us does not possess an outer garment ? He replied: Let her friend lend a part of her garment.

This tradition has also been narrated by Umm Atiyyah in a similar manner through a different chain. She added: The menstruating women should keep themselves away from the place of prayer of the Muslims. She did not mention the garment. She narrated this tradition from Hafsah mentioning a woman who asked about another woman saying: O Messenger of Allah. . . . She then reported the tradition like that narrated by Musa mentioning the garment.

This tradition has also been narrated by Umm Atiyyah though a different chain of transmitters. She said: We were commanded to go out (for offering the Eid prayer). She further said: The menstruating women stood behind the people and they uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) along with the people.