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What is the ruling on the money spent from the deceased's estate on condolence receptions and bringing reciters, and does that negatively affect the deceased in his reckoning with Allah, and is it permissible for his daughter to pay this amount to avert harm from her father?

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It is disliked to set up mourning tents and to recite the Qur'an within them, as it is an innovation (bid'ah). It is also disliked for the family of the deceased to prepare food for the mourners, as it adds to their affliction and resembles the practices of the people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance). This dislike pertains to the family of the deceased, not the deceased himself. The mentioned sum of money is part of the inheritance, and the son is not permitted to dispose of it without the permission of the heirs. If there are minors among them, it is not permissible to spend their share on these tents.

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