Eating from the food of the wedding feast when responding to the invitation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it among the requirements of responding to a wedding feast invitation that a person must eat from the food of the feast, or is it sufficient for him to greet the host and then not participate in the food?
Answer:
Yes, he responds to the invitation and attends. If he wishes, he eats, and if he wishes, he greets and leaves. If he wishes, he eats, and that is better. If he wishes, he greets and leaves, for example, if he is fasting or if he has no need for food, he greets and leaves. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it among the requirements of responding to a wedding feast invitation that a person must eat from the food of the feast, or is it sufficient for him to greet the host and then not participate in the food?
Answer:
Yes, he responds to the invitation and attends. If he wishes, he eats, and if he wishes, he greets and leaves. If he wishes, he eats, and that is better. If he wishes, he greets and leaves, for example, if he is fasting or if he has no need for food, he greets and leaves. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-06-1439هـ — af.org.sa (55:36)
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