I came from Yanbu‘ to perform ‘Umrah along with my family, but when we arrived in Jeddah, my wife started menstruating and I completed my ‘Umrah alone. What is the ruling on what happened to my wife?

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Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: "Your wife should stay until she attains purity and then perform ‘Umrah. When Safiyyah was menstruating, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, asked: “Should we wait for her?” He was told that she had performed her Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah, so the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “So, she can leave.” This Hadeeth proves that if a woman is menstruating before performing Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah, she should wait until she attains purity then perform Tawaaf. The Tawaaf of ‘Umrah is the same as the Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah as it is one of the pillars of ‘Umrah. Hence, if a woman is menstruating before performing Tawaaf, she should wait until she attains purity, then perform Tawaaf."