The ruling on placing food before the call to prayer

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. From the questioner’s points, he says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding placing food before the iqamah, what is its ruling?

Answer:
Making this a habit is not permissible. However, if it happens occasionally, there is nothing wrong with it, and he should eat what he needs from it before going to pray. If it happens occasionally, that is fine, but making it a custom and a system where food is brought out at prayer time is not permissible.