What is the ruling on the family of the deceased holding a feast on the third day?

Question:
Similarly, some people do a third thing: the family of the deceased holds a feast on the third day, where the relatives of the deceased gather. In fact, the relatives of the deceased usually attend the first days, so they consider the third day to be the day for attending to offer condolences, and their behavior in this regard is as if they are attending a wedding reception. What is your opinion, may Allah grant you success?

Answer:
This is not permissible, and we have written extensively on this matter, and it has been disseminated by the preachers. Therefore, it is not permissible to celebrate death, nor for the family of the deceased to prepare food for people on the day of death, or the third day, or the tenth day, or on the fortieth day, or on the anniversary of the death. All of this is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. It is not permissible except for their ordinary food; they prepare ordinary food for themselves, or for guests who stay with them, ordinary food for the sake of the guest, but not for the sake of the deceased.
However, it is prescribed for their relatives and neighbors to prepare food for them and send it to them during the days of calamity, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his family when the news of the death of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib arrived, and that he was killed at Mu'tah in the Levant. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his family to prepare food for the family of Ja'far, saying: . So if the relatives of the deceased or their neighbors prepare food for the family of the deceased and send it to them because they are preoccupied with the calamity and unable to prepare food, there is no harm. And if food comes to the family of the deceased, there is no harm in their inviting their neighbors to eat with them, or some of their relatives; because they may bring a lot of food that exceeds their needs, so if they invite those who eat with them, there is no harm. But if they prepare food themselves for the sake of the deceased, it is not permissible. Yes.