What is the ruling on the people of a village gathering in the deceased's house to receive condolences from other villages, and what is the ruling on preparing food for them?

Question:
Also, the gathering of the village people in the deceased's house to receive condolences from neighboring villages and providing them with food from the deceased's relatives, which may last for three days, what is the ruling on this practice? Knowing that in their view, anyone who does not attend with them is considered an outlier from the community.

Answer:
This is also a bad custom because it entails heavy expenses and burdens people. Condolences are originally prescribed, and comforting the deceased's family and making du'a for the deceased are prescribed, but without these exaggerations and this mandatory gathering imposed on people, and preparing large amounts of food, all of this is unnecessary. It is among the burdens for which Allah has not sent down any authority.
What was reported regarding food on the occasion of condolence, which was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is that food should be prepared to the extent of the deceased's family's need and given to them, because they are preoccupied with the calamity and unable to prepare food for themselves. This would be a form of support and comfort for them. However, preparing food for the visitors and the gathered people, which may be a burden on the people, or come from the deceased's estate, or come from the affected family members, is adding to their calamity.
These customs must be abandoned. Jarir ibn Abdullah, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "We used to consider gathering at the deceased's house and preparing food to be part of wailing." Yes.