The ruling on preparing food for condolence
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The questioner:
Yes, may Allah bless you. The brother 'Ilm al-Din from Sudan says: When one of the people of our village dies, the family of the deceased prepares food and sets up tents for condolences. He asks about the ruling on this. He says: The family of the deceased sends food to our house. What is the ruling on eating this food?
The Shaykh:
This is not prescribed. This is not prescribed. What is prescribed is the opposite: that food sufficient for them is prepared for the bereaved, because they are occupied with the calamity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when Ja'far was killed:. So what is prescribed is that food sufficient for them be prepared for the bereaved for the duration of the calamity, yes.
The questioner:
And what about the brother's question, where he says that they send us food to our house?
The Shaykh:
This is the opposite of the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that food sufficient for them is prepared and sent to them, yes.
Yes, may Allah bless you. The brother 'Ilm al-Din from Sudan says: When one of the people of our village dies, the family of the deceased prepares food and sets up tents for condolences. He asks about the ruling on this. He says: The family of the deceased sends food to our house. What is the ruling on eating this food?
The Shaykh:
This is not prescribed. This is not prescribed. What is prescribed is the opposite: that food sufficient for them is prepared for the bereaved, because they are occupied with the calamity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when Ja'far was killed:
Prepare food for the family of Ja'far, for they have been afflicted with something that occupies them.
اصنعوا لآل جعفر طعاما فإنهم قد جاءهم ما يشغلهمThe questioner:
And what about the brother's question, where he says that they send us food to our house?
The Shaykh:
This is the opposite of the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that food sufficient for them is prepared and sent to them, yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7521 — youtube.com (8:10)
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