The ruling on preparing food and meat on the day of 'Id al-Fitr

The questioner:
Ramadan, they treat it as if it were valid, and perhaps they ate

The Shaykh:
So, regarding the fact that, if Allah wills, on the day of 'Id the people prepare foods and meats for eating and drinking? This is a display of breaking the fast. Whoever believes that 'Id al-Fitr has an innovation (bid'ah) like the one in 'Id al-Adha is mistaken; it is not an innovation. But if he slaughters it as a permissible act, and because he is able to do so, or because he is poor and cannot afford it...
They should be warned about this matter; it is not prescribed to adhere to it, meaning that adhering to it is not prescribed. However, doing it occasionally does not contradict [the ruling]. People nowadays do not prepare food without meat; notice this. It is not like before; before, you used to eat fat, and we would take the first cut. But now you use fat, and these young people do not want fat. Yes, that is right. I intend to clarify this for you. No, but the brother means that they believe it is necessary to have meat on the 'Id. You said to me: If they believe this, it is a new view. But if they are just preparing meat... No, the meat is not suitable; it is prepared later, prepared later. I participate. Something changed. There is no harm in slaughtering for food. There is nothing wrong with slaughtering for worship. I am from two nights ago. Oh, where did you go? And I am ready. Happy birthday. Your place is with the minister. Yes. The question. Please, go ahead. Say it. Yes. Yes. The Shaykh. It is all between you and me. This is Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman. No, absolutely not, he left, absolutely not. May you wake up tomorrow without regret, except...