Sitting at home to receive condolences

Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on sitting in the house facing the one offering condolences?

Answer:
And expanding on this is feared to develop, so one should not exaggerate in this. The bereaved is offered condolences whether you find him in his house, in the mosque, on the road, in his store, in his office, or at his workplace. Condolences are not restricted to a specific place, nor is a specific place announced for the condolences, such as "the condolences are at so-and-so's house." All of this is not to be done, and it is feared that it will develop and expand. And people slide quickly into bid'ah (religious innovations) and newly invented matters. Yes.