A woman whose husband died while they were on Hajj: should she complete her Hajj, or return immediately to her home to begin her waiting period?

The questioner : Another question, O Shaykh: A woman’s husband died, and she had not yet completed the rites of Hajj. Is it permissible for her to complete the rites, or must she return? And when does the period of mourning begin?

The Shaykh : As for when it begins, it is when the news of the death reaches her. Does the question mean that the husband died during the Hajj?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And she still has to complete the rites of Hajj. I see no obstacle, because here there are two harms: the harm of observing the waiting period, which requires her to remain in her home, and the harm of invalidating the Hajj by not completing the rites. I see that completing the Hajj is more obligatory for her, and then she should hasten to complete the waiting period in her home.