Which is more deserving of a response: the invitation of a close relative or a distant relative when they conflict?
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The questioner : Which is more deserving of acceptance: the invitation of a close relative or a distant relative if they conflict?
The Shaykh : Yes, if two people invite you, respond to the one who invited you first, whether he is the close relative or the distant one. If the invitation is from one person, respond to the one whose door is closer to you, the one whose door is nearer to you. Yes, but if one of your relatives, such as your brother, your uncle, or your maternal uncle, invites you, and a stranger invites you, and you fear that if you respond to the stranger there will be a severance between you and your relative, what do you do? In this situation, we say: ask the stranger who invited you for permission and explain the reason to him. Say to him: "By Allah, my relative, for example my maternal uncle, my uncle, or my brother, invited me, so I hope you will allow me to go so that nothing happens in his heart."
The Shaykh : Yes, if two people invite you, respond to the one who invited you first, whether he is the close relative or the distant one. If the invitation is from one person, respond to the one whose door is closer to you, the one whose door is nearer to you. Yes, but if one of your relatives, such as your brother, your uncle, or your maternal uncle, invites you, and a stranger invites you, and you fear that if you respond to the stranger there will be a severance between you and your relative, what do you do? In this situation, we say: ask the stranger who invited you for permission and explain the reason to him. Say to him: "By Allah, my relative, for example my maternal uncle, my uncle, or my brother, invited me, so I hope you will allow me to go so that nothing happens in his heart."