And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.

The reciter: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on what one should say when he is present at a meal while fasting and does not break his fast. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

If any one of you is invited, he should accept (the invitation). In case he is fasting, he should pray (in order to bless the inmates of the house), and if he is not fasting he should eat.

إذا دعي أحدكم فليجب، فإن كان صائمًا فليصل، وإن كان مفطرًا فليطعم

Sahih Muslim 1431

Muslim narrated it".

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *Riyad al-Saliheen*: Chapter on what one should say when he is present at a meal while fasting and does not break his fast. Then he mentioned the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding one who is invited to a meal while fasting: This means "let him supplicate," because here "salah" is intended to mean "du'a" (supplication), as in the Arabic language where "salah" means "du'a." However, in the Shari'ah, "salah" is the known act of worship, unless evidence indicates that "du'a" is intended, in which case it is according to what the evidence indicates. So, if a person is invited to a meal and attends, attendance alone is not sufficient; he must eat. The man who invited you did not prepare the food except for it to be eaten. He made an effort for you and prepared food more than what he prepared for his family and invited you to it. If we were to say, for example, "Do not eat," or "There is no harm if you leave the eating," it would follow that his food remains uneaten. For example, if he invited ten people and prepared food for them, and we said that the obligation is attendance without eating, and then they stood up and did not eat, or the food was served and he said "Please, help yourselves" and they did not eat, there would be harm to his wealth and a waste of his wealth, and he would have something in his heart toward those present: why did they not eat my food? So we say: If someone invites you, the Sunnah is to respond to him, except if the inviter is the husband at a wedding feast. In that case, it is obligatory to respond to his invitation, and it is not permissible for you to refuse, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): This refers to the invitation to the wedding feast As for other invitations, such as a person inviting you to a meal because he returned from a journey, or because he invited his friends, or something similar, you have the choice: if you wish, respond, and if you wish, do not respond. However, the best is to respond, which is the view of the majority of scholars. Some scholars said: It is obligatory to respond to an invitation to a meal, whether for a wedding or otherwise, except for a Shari'ah reason. If you attend, if you are not fasting, eat. If you are fasting, supplicate for the host and inform him that you are fasting so that he does not have something in his heart. If you see that breaking your fast and eating would be more pleasing to his heart, then break your fast, unless the fast is an obligatory fast, in which case do not break it. It is now clear that the issue has three cases: If you are invited and you are not fasting, eat. If you are invited and you are fasting an obligatory fast, do not eat and do not break your fast. If you are invited and you are fasting a voluntary fast, you have the choice: if you wish, break your fast and eat, and if you wish, do not eat and inform him that you are fasting. Follow what is most beneficial in that. If you see that it is better to break your fast, then break it and eat; otherwise, adhering to the fast is better. And Allah knows best.
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