MADINAH: When is the right time to ask for money owed? The answer may be difficult, but most people would not say “before the start of a wedding ceremony.” This, however, seemed the perfect time for a relative of a man on his wedding day. According to Al-Madinah daily, a relative of a groom threatened to walk out of the ceremony if he didn’t settle a SR2,000 debt owed by his father. The relative even showed up with the paperwork proving the father’s debt. The groom tried to quietly assure him that they could discuss the issue later, but the man would not budge and even threatened to leave right there and then. In order to avoid further embarrassment, the groom promptly cleared the debt. The “blackmailer” then went into the hall with his family, SR2,000 richer. This goes to show that perhaps nothing makes somebody cough up the money more than a threat of humiliation.
