Is it permissible to attend condolence gatherings for the purpose of eating with those offering condolences, and not for the purpose of offering condolences?
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"Preparing food for mourners is a reprehensible innovation (bid'ah munkarah), and one should not eat from it. Gathering for condolences and preparing food for those present is an innovation with no basis in religion, and it must be denounced. Going to eat, rather than to offer condolences, indicates greed, covetousness, and a lack of chivalry."
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