A man performed i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in Makkah and left his wife in the hotel, so another man advised him to break his i'tikaf; what is the guidance?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the brothers performed i'tikaf with me in the Makkah Haram, and he is from one of the neighboring countries, as this person resides in Riyadh. His stay away from his wife had become prolonged, and his wife came from her country to Makkah during the last ten days of Ramadan. So I advised him to break his i'tikaf and go to his wife in the hotel. Is my advice to him correct and sound?

Answer:
If his wife needs him, if she needs his presence, then [he should break it]. But if she does not need him, he continues the i'tikaf. Yes.