Food provided by the deceased's family to the condolence visitors and its relation to wailing
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Question:
This questioner says: Is the food that the deceased's family serves to those who came to visit them to offer condolences considered part of wailing?
Answer:
If they visit them and they prepare food for them, there is no harm. It is not the visitors who are the ones serving the food; no, the deceased's family prepares food for their guests, and there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Is the food that the deceased's family serves to those who came to visit them to offer condolences considered part of wailing?
Answer:
If they visit them and they prepare food for them, there is no harm. It is not the visitors who are the ones serving the food; no, the deceased's family prepares food for their guests, and there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وأيقنوا أنه كلام الله - تعالى - بالحقيقة ليس بمخلوق ككلام البرية — islamhouse.com (52:13)
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