Is a man married to two women entitled to request the invitation of both wives when an invitation is extended to him, or should he decline the invitation if they are not invited together, in order to prevent the severing of ties of kinship?

The invitation of one wife may cause embarrassment to the husband, and he has the right to seek to remove this embarrassment by requesting an invitation for everyone or by apologizing for not attending. Conversely, the gathering of both wives in one place may cause embarrassment to them and problems between them, especially with the children. The husband can suggest alternating invitations. The ruling on accepting an invitation varies according to the occasion, and in cases where accepting the invitation is obligatory, whoever's excuse for not attending is accepted incurs no sin.