To it, if he specified it and there was no evil present

The Shaykh : The Shaykh says: The fourth condition is "if he is specifically named", meaning that the host specifically names the guest by saying, for example, "O so-and-so, I am holding a wedding feast tomorrow and I invite you to attend." This is specific designation, which is the opposite of generalization and ambiguity. In the case of generalization, one might say, for instance, "O people, I am holding a wedding feast tomorrow, so please attend." Here, no one is specifically named, and the obligation to respond is a collective obligation (fard kifayah) because the address is directed to everyone; if one of them attends, that is sufficient. However, if he says, "O people, I am holding a wedding feast tomorrow and I invite you to it, so you, O so-and-so, must attend," and he specifically designates him, then the response becomes obligatory if the conditions are met, including the fifth condition, and there is no evil (munkar) present. "There" means in the place of the invitation. "Evil" means what Allah has forbidden. If the conditions are met, the response is obligatory. Pay attention, however: the response is not obligatory unless another condition is met by the guest, which is that he does not suffer harm from it, or that the invitation is not preceded by another invitation. If he knows that responding to the invitation would cause him harm, such as losing money or fearing that a malicious person would harm him, then the response is not obligatory. Or if the invitation is preceded by another invitation, then the response is not obligatory. This also applies if responding requires travel; in that case, he is not obligated to respond, because travel involves preparing for the journey, missing out on interests, being absent from family, and exposure to accidents, so the response is not binding in this situation. But if he is required to hire a taxi from his home to the host's home, is the response obligatory? It appears so, if it does not harm him. If it harms him, or if the fare is beyond the customary amount, then the response is not obligatory.