The ruling on responding to an invitation when the invitation is general
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we are in a village and we do not have invitation cards, yes? We are in a village and we do not have invitation cards; rather, the wedding is held in the mosque, and custom has established that people attend in the evening for the Maghrib prayer. Does this custom make responding to the invitation obligatory?
Answer:
If it is not specified by your name, the invitation is general. You have the right to attend, but you do not have to attend.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we are in a village and we do not have invitation cards, yes? We are in a village and we do not have invitation cards; rather, the wedding is held in the mosque, and custom has established that people attend in the evening for the Maghrib prayer. Does this custom make responding to the invitation obligatory?
Answer:
If it is not specified by your name, the invitation is general. You have the right to attend, but you do not have to attend.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1890 -2802] حكم إجابة الدعوة في حال كون الدعوة عامة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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