Advice that a woman’s prayer in her home is better for her, even if she is in Madinah or Makkah.

The Shaykh: So if a woman goes to Hajj, to Madinah, or to the Sacred Mosque, my advice to her is that she not pray in the two mosques, but pray in her home; meaning, in her residence. It is better for her than praying in the Prophet’s Mosque, and better for her than praying in the Sacred Mosque. If she wants to enter the mosque from the door, meaning to respond to the emotion, let her enter the mosque at a time when the crowd is small, for the sake of looking around, and perhaps for a lesson without a crowd; there is no harm in that. But if she is seeking the virtue of seclusion, her prayer in her home, whether that home is in Makkah or in Madinah, is better for her; even for the obligatory prayer.
And regarding the men—also—this is foolishness on the part of the men. The men strive to perform the regular voluntary prayers before and after the obligatory ones, and the absolute voluntary prayers, in the two mosques. This is a mistake. The prayer of these men in their homes there is better than praying them in the Prophet’s Mosque, or the Makkah Mosque.
Therefore, if the Muslims were to heed the Shari'ah, they would be rid of many, and very many, problems, including the problem of the crowd in the two noble mosques today. A crowd beyond imagination. What is the reason? First, the women are participating with the men in prayer in the mosques; even though the Messenger said: . This statement, of course, the Messenger—(peace be upon him)—where did he say it? In his mosque; meaning, he was addressing the women of Madinah directly. He was saying to them: Your prayer in your homes is better than your prayer behind me in this mosque of mine. So if the women knew these facts, they would not crowd the men. What is the crowding for? For the virtue of prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque?! Go, travel to the Prophet’s Mosque and pray in your home. So the virtue of your prayer there in your home, compared to your prayer here in your home or in any other town, your prayer in your home in the Noble City is a thousand prayers and more. But if you pray in the Prophet’s Mosque, it is a thousand prayers. But if you pray in your home in the Noble City where you are staying, it is a thousand prayers and more. So why do we crowd the men and pray in the Prophet’s Mosque?!
Likewise in Makkah, you are staying in a tent, a hotel, a modest house, a high one, or whatever; where your prayer there, compared to this house here, is better than a hundred thousand prayers and more. But if you pray in Makkah in the Makkah Mosque itself, there is no increase; for you are a hundred thousand prayers.
So the knowledgeable, sensible woman does not crowd the men. So if everyone were to observe this etiquette, there would be no crowding, and there would be no complaint, and there would be no need for the Saudi state and others to intervene, especially since it is on the path of deviation, regardless of the wrongdoings and so on. If every one of the men and women did his or her duty, the problems would be resolved in a way—as they say today—“automatic.” There would be no need for the rulers; because the Muslims themselves would solve their problem.