Is it permissible to decline an invitation to attend weddings due to hardship?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. During the holidays, I receive many wedding invitations and cards, which makes it difficult for me to respond, or there are gatherings where I do not wish to sit with the people present. Is it permissible for me to decline attending these gatherings due to hardship, the large number of people, or their mixing? If you have
Answer:
a valid religious excuse, do not attend, but inform the host. Inform him of your excuse so that he does not hold it against you. Inform him of your excuse. And if the invitations are numerous, start with the first one, then the next, in the order they were received. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. During the holidays, I receive many wedding invitations and cards, which makes it difficult for me to respond, or there are gatherings where I do not wish to sit with the people present. Is it permissible for me to decline attending these gatherings due to hardship, the large number of people, or their mixing? If you have
Answer:
a valid religious excuse, do not attend, but inform the host. Inform him of your excuse so that he does not hold it against you. Inform him of your excuse. And if the invitations are numerous, start with the first one, then the next, in the order they were received. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1853 -2802] هل يجوز التخلف عن إجابة الدعوة لحضور الأعراس لوجود المشقة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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