If a person fears that accepting an invitation to a wedding feast will open the door to him, what should he do?
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The Shaykh : He says that if he fears that the door will be opened to him if he responds to the invitation, that everyone will come saying, "Oh so-and-so," we say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us a beneficial and effective remedy, which is that 'Ikamah preceded you with it. This is undoubtedly part of the Shari'ah policy. We say, "'Ikamah preceded you with it," and we do not say, "after so-and-so..." For example, if this is the case, it is to be followed.
The Shaykh : He says that if he fears that the door will be opened to him if he responds to the invitation, that everyone will come saying, "Oh so-and-so," we say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us a beneficial and effective remedy, which is that 'Ikamah preceded you with it. This is undoubtedly part of the Shari'ah policy. We say, "'Ikamah preceded you with it," and we do not say, "after so-and-so..." For example, if this is the case, it is to be followed.