The deceased's family preparing food for the condolence visitors
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The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe, is it prescribed for the deceased's family to prepare food for the condolence visitors when they come to them?
The Shaykh:
No, the deceased's family do not prepare food except for their own needs; they do not prepare it for the visitors. The opposite is obligatory: they must prepare food for them and serve it to them. Yes.
The presenter:
That is all.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe, is it prescribed for the deceased's family to prepare food for the condolence visitors when they come to them?
The Shaykh:
No, the deceased's family do not prepare food except for their own needs; they do not prepare it for the visitors. The opposite is obligatory: they must prepare food for them and serve it to them. Yes.
The presenter:
That is all.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتمام الكلام في هذا المقام العظيم يتبين بأصول نافعة جامعة — islamhouse.com (1:14:41)
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