The ruling on preparing food for one's parents and designating a specific day for it
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the evening meal for one's parents, especially given the expenses involved? Also, it is designated for a specific day and month, and there is a fear regarding the days ahead, and what is believed about what parents and children do.
Answer:
Preparing food to give in charity to those in need and dedicating its reward to the living or the deceased is good and permissible. This is a form of charity. It should be prepared when there is a need, when there is a need, and not designated for a specific day like Thursday or the night of Friday, but rather according to need. All days are equal, and the time when people need food is the time to prepare it, then make du'a for them or distribute it to them. It is a good thing for generations to become accustomed to this; it is from the recommended charity.
As for designating it for a specific day, there is no evidence for that. However, designating it for times of need, the need of people, and the gathering of the poor, and continuing with it, is good in Ramadan and in other times, because it is from charity and from feeding the hungry.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the evening meal for one's parents, especially given the expenses involved? Also, it is designated for a specific day and month, and there is a fear regarding the days ahead, and what is believed about what parents and children do.
Answer:
Preparing food to give in charity to those in need and dedicating its reward to the living or the deceased is good and permissible. This is a form of charity. It should be prepared when there is a need, when there is a need, and not designated for a specific day like Thursday or the night of Friday, but rather according to need. All days are equal, and the time when people need food is the time to prepare it, then make du'a for them or distribute it to them. It is a good thing for generations to become accustomed to this; it is from the recommended charity.
As for designating it for a specific day, there is no evidence for that. However, designating it for times of need, the need of people, and the gathering of the poor, and continuing with it, is good in Ramadan and in other times, because it is from charity and from feeding the hungry.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب العدة والإحداد — islamhouse.com (1:01:44)
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