The Ruling on Preparing Food for the Family of the Deceased
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on preparing food for the family of the deceased? Is it the deceased’s neighbor or his community who prepares it, and is there a specific duration for it?
Answer:
During the days of the calamity, the duration is the days of the calamity. And whoever prepares it, whether the neighbor, a relative, or any Muslim, and presents it to them, he attains the Sunnah and the reward, if Allah wills.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on preparing food for the family of the deceased? Is it the deceased’s neighbor or his community who prepares it, and is there a specific duration for it?
Answer:
During the days of the calamity, the duration is the days of the calamity. And whoever prepares it, whether the neighbor, a relative, or any Muslim, and presents it to them, he attains the Sunnah and the reward, if Allah wills.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب العدة والإحداد — islamhouse.com (1:08:52)
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