The Ruling on Responding to a Wedding Invitation When There Is Difficulty
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Responding to a wedding invitation is obligatory. Does the obligation drop if there is hardship due to heavy traffic on the road and the distance of the place, as in Riyadh for example, or is he required to make an excuse?
Answer:
If he is able to respond, he responds. As for if something prevents him from responding, he makes an excuse. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Responding to a wedding invitation is obligatory. Does the obligation drop if there is hardship due to heavy traffic on the road and the distance of the place, as in Riyadh for example, or is he required to make an excuse?
Answer:
If he is able to respond, he responds. As for if something prevents him from responding, he makes an excuse. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (51:47)
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