The ruling on a menstruating woman remaining in the mosque out of fear for her safety

The questioner : A questioner says: A girl started menstruating, so she went with her mother to the mosque because there was no one at their house. She was afraid, so she went with her mother to the mosque and stayed there until the prayer ended. Is that permissible for her? And what should she do after that?

The Shaykh : If a menstruating woman fears for her safety if she remains alone in the house, then it is obligatory for her family to stay with her. This is because her going to the mosque and staying there is forbidden. And her family’s absence from the tarawih prayer with the imam. No, this is not forbidden; it is better. I mean, if we asked a questioner which is better: the woman coming and going to the mosque, or staying in her house?
We said the house, the house is better. And based on this, I tell them: you should stay with her in the house. There is no dire necessity. The one who might be in a state of dire necessity is a menstruating woman who is performing 'Umrah. She has completed the 'Umrah, then she started menstruating after completing it. Then her family went to say goodbye, and she is still menstruating. In that case, she does not say goodbye, because saying goodbye is dropped for a menstruating woman. But if she remains alone in the house and there is danger to her, then in this situation we say: go with your family and sit in a known place in the mosque while they perform tawaf. And when they return, you go with them. Because this staying is a dire necessity. As for the issue of tarawih, it is not a dire necessity for her family to go to the mosque. Yes.