The ruling on intimacy with a menstruating woman in areas other than the private parts

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in a hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) as narrated by the two Shaykhs, that she said: “And he would order me to wear a waistcloth, and he would have intimacy with me while I was menstruating.” I hope you will clarify this for us.

Answer:
This was previously explained in the commentary on the hadith regarding puberty. We stated that what is forbidden with a menstruating woman is intercourse in the private part. Allah the Exalted says: meaning the exit of the menses, which is the private part. As for intimacy in areas other than the private part, there is no harm in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this with his wives, except that he would order her to cover herself. Anything other than what is above the navel and below the knee, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would have intimacy with from his wife while she was menstruating. This is in contrast to the Jews, who are strict regarding the menstruating woman; they do not approach her at all, do not eat what she cooked, do not wear what she washed, and do not touch what she touched. This is excessive strictness, and may Allah protect us from it. Islam is the religion of justice.
So it is a middle path; it does not permit intercourse and being in contact with impurity, nor does it go to the extreme of prohibiting approaching the menstruating woman, being in her company, or sleeping with her, as the Jews do and completely avoid her as they do. Islam is the middle path, and praise be to Allah. Yes.