Crowding and Distance, and Their Effect on Responding to a Wedding Invitation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: With the heavy traffic in the city of Riyadh, the trip to the wedding feast can sometimes take an hour to an hour and a half. Is this an excuse for not responding?
Answer:
If there are obstacles to responding, you are excused, there is no doubt about that. But if responding is easy, it is obligatory for you to respond. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: With the heavy traffic in the city of Riyadh, the trip to the wedding feast can sometimes take an hour to an hour and a half. Is this an excuse for not responding?
Answer:
If there are obstacles to responding, you are excused, there is no doubt about that. But if responding is easy, it is obligatory for you to respond. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يذكر في رد المنكوحة بالعيب — islamhouse.com (1:00:09)
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