Is it permissible to eat food specifically prepared for dead Christians as an act of charity?
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It is permissible to eat the food of Christians, unless it contains something forbidden like alcohol, pork, or carrion, due to the generality of Allah's statement: "This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you." However, the people of knowledge disliked eating food prepared for the dead among disbelievers, such as a charity.
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