Is it considered wailing to receive condolences for three days?

Question:
Is it considered wailing for the family of the deceased to gather in the house and receive people for three days, to make it easier for the relatives?

Answer:
Wailing is not permissible, but if one sits in the house to receive those offering condolences, there is nothing wrong with it. One should sit in the house at appropriate times until his relatives and others come to offer condolences; there is nothing wrong with that. However, they should not hold a feast with the food of the deceased, by slaughtering animals for people or preparing food for the deceased. No, this is a religious innovation with no basis. But if the owner of the house sits at appropriate times, between Maghrib and 'Isha', or in the late morning, or otherwise, so that his brothers can visit him to offer condolences, so as not to burden them, or if they offered condolences to him on the road, or in the cemetery, or in the mosque, that is sufficient.