Holding a funeral gathering for three days and distributing food
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on holding a funeral gathering for three days for the deceased, and in some countries they distribute food?
Answer:
All of this is bid'ah (religious innovations) and newly invented matters, and it is not permissible. Food is prepared for the family of the deceased only to the extent of their need, and it is not fixed at three days. There is no evidence for three days. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on holding a funeral gathering for three days for the deceased, and in some countries they distribute food?
Answer:
All of this is bid'ah (religious innovations) and newly invented matters, and it is not permissible. Food is prepared for the family of the deceased only to the extent of their need, and it is not fixed at three days. There is no evidence for three days. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:13:12)
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