What is the ruling on relatives of the deceased preparing food and drinks and the like, when they are not from the deceased's household?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Regarding the preparation of food and drinks, such as coffee, tea, and water, Shaykh Salih, we observe that in most cases, it is the relatives of the deceased's family who do this, not people from the deceased's own household.

Answer:
It is necessary that when people gather in the deceased's house or in other designated places, this necessitates bringing food and drink and whatever the gathering needs. If this is done by the deceased's relatives, it is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that the relatives of the deceased's family or their neighbors prepare food for them in the amount of their sufficiency and need, and present it to them, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and preparing food only in the amount of the deceased's family's need. As for expanding on this, it is aiding in reviving bid'ah (religious innovation). What people, visitors, and the deceased's relatives do in offering donations, providing food, and providing slaughtered animals, all of this is aiding in reviving bid'ah? Allah is the One we seek help from, and Allah is sufficient for me. It is also extravagance and waste, , so we say that these gatherings must be abandoned. If they are abandoned, people will be saved from this burden and this expense that ,