What is the ruling on attending a wedding that includes objectionable things, such as tight clothing, given the inability to change these objectionable things or offer advice?
It is forbidden to accept an invitation to a wedding that includes a forbidden act (munkar) which the invitee cannot change, such as the presence of tight or short clothing that describes a woman's body and highlights her charms, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Two types of people from the inhabitants of Hell I have not seen yet: men who have whips like the tails of oxen with which they beat people – meaning, unjustly and aggressively – and women who are clothed yet naked, inclining and causing to incline." Scholars have interpreted "clothed yet naked" as referring to women who wear short, thin, or tight clothes that highlight their charms. It is not permissible for a woman to wear such tight clothes except for her husband. Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is obligatory when there is a strong belief of benefit, and it is waived if the one advising fears harm to himself.
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