By the will of Allaah, I and my wife will perform ‘Umrah next week. My wife is in her first months of pregnancy. I read in your Fataawa that it is permissible to take a rest between circuits of Tawaf (circumambulation) and sa‘y (going back and forth between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah). My question is: What should I do? Should I wait with her during the periods of rest in order not to let her perform Tawaf and sa‘y alone, or should I leave her and perform tawaf and sa‘y according to my pace and ability and then wait until she finishes these rituals?

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

There is nothing wrong with you taking a rest with your wife between circuits since short breaks do not affect the validity of these rituals, even if there is no excuse for such breaks.

Allaah Knows best.