Which invitation should be accepted if two individuals invite a person simultaneously and one cannot decline the other?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of the Wedding Feast

Book 37 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If two individuals extend an invitation and it is impossible to honor both, the one who responded first must be answered. The obligation to respond was established upon the first invitation, and the second invitation does not nullify this existing obligation. The obligation to respond to the second invitation does not arise because it cannot be fulfilled alongside responding to the first.