Responding to a wedding invitation when there is hardship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding responding to a wedding invitation, is it obligatory? And if one is in a country like Riyadh, for example, where the traffic is very heavy and going to the wedding takes a long time, he says: Is it still obligatory for him?
Answer:
No, if it causes him severe hardship, it is not obligatory for him to do so. Rather, if it is easy, it is obligatory to accept the invitation. And when he invites you, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the rights of a Muslim over a Muslim: Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding responding to a wedding invitation, is it obligatory? And if one is in a country like Riyadh, for example, where the traffic is very heavy and going to the wedding takes a long time, he says: Is it still obligatory for him?
Answer:
No, if it causes him severe hardship, it is not obligatory for him to do so. Rather, if it is easy, it is obligatory to accept the invitation. And when he invites you, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the rights of a Muslim over a Muslim:
If he invites you, respond to him.
دعاك فأجبه.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فمن المحبة النافعة : محبة الزوجة وما ملكت يمين الرجل — islamhouse.com (1:03:44)
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