His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the 'Id prayer for women: (Let them stay away from the place of prayer) — meaning: the menstruating women

The questioner : O Shaykh, in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the 'Id prayer for women: — meaning: the menstruating women — is this considered evidence?

The Shaykh : Repeat the hadith, what was it?

The questioner : ; meaning: the women in the 'Id prayer; is this considered evidence that it is not permissible for a menstruating woman to enter the mosque?

The Shaykh : No, "let them stay away from the place of prayer" means the prayer with the Muslims, because they are menstruating.

The questioner : Is the mosque itself the same as the place of prayer, or not...?

The Shaykh : What is the place of prayer? It is an open area, not an enclosed mosque, an open area. So his saying (peace be upon him): ; meaning: the prayer in the place of prayer; because they are menstruating, so it has absolutely no relation

The questioner : to the mosque.

The Shaykh : And the evidence, or one of the evidences, for that is that the place of prayer does not carry the rulings of mosques. So if it were a mosque, they — for example — some scholars, past or present, say that it is not permissible for a person in a state of major ritual impurity to enter the mosque, or if the situation is difficult for him to sit in the mosque while in a state of major ritual impurity; because some of them distinguish between entering and passing through, and entering and sitting; so this sitting is stronger for them in terms of prohibition.
The point is: So the rulings that apply to the mosque are not applied to the place of prayer, and the rulings that apply to the mosque are many and very many; among them, for example: the mosque is not sold and not bought, the place of prayer is not like that; the mosque cannot be converted into a house for a person to live in, whereas the place of prayer can be built and inhabited; if you enter the mosque, it is obligatory — or at least recommended — that you not sit until you pray two rak'ahs, the place of prayer is not like that. So the known rulings associated with the mosque are not associated with the place of prayer; and therefore, using this hadith as evidence to prevent a woman from entering the mosque while she is menstruating means opening a door for them that they have no power to close; because in that case, they will be obligated to apply all the rulings of mosques to the place of prayer.