The ruling on preparing food and gathering people at the funeral of the deceased

The questioner:
There are customs among some tribes where, when a person dies, they invite his family and relatives, and they slaughter animals for the guests. Is this a bid'ah (religious innovation)? Or what do you call it?

The Shaykh:
If they invite the family of the deceased, there is something in that. The bid'ah is that they prepare food and gather people. This is a funeral gathering. They prepare food for people on the day of the death, and on the fourth night, or the seventh, or the fortieth, or otherwise, or on the anniversary of the death. This is a bid'ah. As for people preparing food for them and sending it to them to eat, or inviting them to eat at their homes, this is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the family of Ja'far to prepare food when Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions were killed. He ordered his family to prepare food and send it to them because he was occupied with the calamity. This is what is prescribed. As for you, the family of the deceased, preparing food where people come to it from the money of orphans or the like, all of this is not known. Jarir ibn Abdullah ibn Bajir said: We used to return to the gathering for the deceased and the preparation of food for them from the wailing. The preparation of food after the burial is from the wailing.

Another questioner:
When the deceased arrives, when the deceased arrives.

The Shaykh:
No, when he arrives.

Another questioner:
When he is brought to the deceased, meaning he slaughters for him.

The Shaykh:
Even if he bequeathed it, even if he bequeathed it, this is a bid'ah and an invalid bequest.

Another questioner:
O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
This is an invalid bequest, even if he bequeathed that so much be slaughtered and people be gathered.

Another questioner:
This is widespread in it.

The Shaykh:
This is the remaining bequest.

Another questioner:
And the western region is full of it.

The Shaykh:
It has spread, and even if it has spread, it is not a proof. The spread of bid'ah is not a proof. The callers continue to clarify for them and invite them to the opposite.

Another questioner:
Write for them, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh:
We write for them writings and we write for them writings that Allah will guide them. We ask Allah for his two sons. They gather ten million in the country. Meaning, if they are in mind. They gather what is not right, what is not right, this is my son, what is not right, this is a bid'ah on the day. May Allah bless you, what is not right, this is a bid'ah.

Another questioner:
It comes to me, O clever one, O Adil.

The Shaykh:
The one who comes from a far place, a stranger, is listened to according to his hospitality. If he comes from a far place, he sits with them and dines with them. If it is a far place, this is the ruling of the guest, this is the ruling of the guest, he dines with others, not for the sake of the deceased, but only for the sake of hospitality. If he did not see anything from him, Allah may increase him, they host him. As for if they are satisfied with something, there is no harm. If he did not die and we do not walk. If he did not bequeath, it did not arise, except if he was good in striking him, and the guides. Yes.