And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.

The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned this in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the dislike of a person asking by the Face of Allah for anything other than Paradise:
"Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Grant shelter to him who begs for it in the Name of Allah, give to him who begs in the Name of Allah, accept the invitation of him who invites you, and requite him who does a favour to you, but if you are unable to requite him, go on praying for him till you are sure that you have requited him adequately.

من استعاذ بالله فأعيذوه، ومن سأل بالله فأعطوه، ومن دعاكم فأجيبوه، ومن صنع إليكم معروفاً فكافئوه، فإن لم تجدوا ما تكافئونه به فادعوا له حتى تروا أنكم قد كافأتموه

Riyad as-Salihin 1723

This is an authentic hadith, narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i with the chains of al-Bukhari and Muslim."

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*, in the chapter on the dislike of asking by the Face of Allah for anything other than Paradise:
"Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:

If anyone asks (you) for refuge for the sake of Allah, give him refuge

من استعاذ بالله فأعيذوه

Sunan Abi Dawud 5108Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)

" This means that if someone says to you, "I seek refuge in Allah from you," then give him refuge and leave him, just as the woman whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married did. When he approached her, she said, "I seek refuge in Allah from you," out of ignorance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: because she had sought refuge in Allah from him. So if someone seeks refuge in Allah from you, give him refuge, except if he is seeking refuge from an obligatory right. In that case, Allah does not give him refuge. If he owed you something and you asked for your right, saying, "Give me my right," and he said, "I seek refuge in Allah from you," then do not give him refuge, because Allah the Exalted does not give refuge to a sinner. However, if the matter is not forbidden and he seeks refuge in Allah from you, then give him refuge out of respect for Allah Mighty and Majestic.
Rather, rebuke him and advise him, and say, "This is meddling in what does not concern you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Likewise, if he asks for something forbidden, do not give it to him even if he asks by Allah. If he says, "I ask you by Allah to give me such and such so I can buy tobacco," do not give it to him, because he is asking you to help him with something forbidden.
The important point is that if someone asks you by Allah, give him what he asks for, provided it is not for something forbidden.
Likewise, provided it does not cause you harm. If it causes you harm, do not give it to him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Give him what you think is a reward commensurate with his favor. If you find nothing with which to reward him, or if he is someone who is not accustomed to being rewarded, such as a king, a minister, or a president, or the like, then pray for him until you know that you have rewarded him.
If someone invites you to his home for a feast, whether small or large, respond to him. However, this is conditional on there being no harm to you. If there is harm to you, do not respond. Or if this man is one who is boycotted, do not respond to him either. Or if this man has forbidden wealth and you see that it is in the interest not to respond to him, so that he may perhaps abandon the forbidden, then do not respond to him.
As for a wedding feast: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If the groom invites you to a wedding feast, respond to him, provided there is no harm to you and there is no wrongdoing present. If there is harm to you, you are not obligated to respond to him. If there is wrongdoing present, and you are able to change it, then respond to him and change it; otherwise, do not respond. And success is from Allah.