What is the ruling on what the Bedouins do in their feasts, inviting the rich and leaving out the poor? And in my capacity as the imam of the mosque, they invite me to attend; should I accept their invitation?

The questioner : If you please, in the Bedouin area, the people have customs and traditions, meaning they were raised with them. Regarding work there as an imam and preacher, the people have the matter of the feast. When they hold a feast, they do not invite the poor Muslims, but they invite the rich, and among them, may Allah protect us, are the open sinners and those who do not pray and do not come to the mosques. So the custom with them is to inviteThe Shaykh : first, and this is something known. So what is the way out of this?

The Shaykh : The way out is what I told you: if you are a Shaykh, may Allah forbid it, and you are invited, you should respond. But you must perform the duty of clarification. What did I say just now? That the worst of invitations are those to which the rich are invited and the poor are driven away. You clarify this matter in that society, and no doubt it will have an effect and a small impact. But if you respond, eat and drink, and return as they say in Syria, "You came and went just as you came," is that not going to happen?