<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) The obligation to accept the invitation to a wedding banquet, whether the person is fasting or not.<br> 2) Fasting does not prevent a person from attending the wedding banquet. Although he may not eat, he can still invoke Allah’s blessings upon the hosts.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “A person observing voluntary fasting is in control of his affair. He can fast if he so wishes, and he can break his fast if he so wishes.” [Ahmad] We learn from this Hadith<br> that it is permissible for a person observing voluntary fasting to break his fast if he is invited to a wedding banquet, especially if he intends by doing so to please the hosts.<br> The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The dearest among people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to people, and the dearest deed in the sight of Allah is joy that you bring to a Muslim, or that you relieve his distress, repay his debt, or satisfy his hunger. I would rather go with a brother of mine to fulfill some of his needs than to retire in this mosque - i.e. the mosque of Madinah - for a month. If anyone goes with his brother to fulfill a need of his until he establishes it for him, Allah will make his feet established on the Sirāt (Bridge) on a day when feet will slip...” [Narrated by Ibn Abi al-Dunya in his book "Qadā’ Al-Hawā’ij"; reported by ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)]