ANSWER:

It’s not permissible to be part of such a gathering as what they are doing is an innovation.

QUESTION: Sometimes, when someone dies, the family brings food to the mosque for people to eat, usually after prayer and after that, they make du‘a, or they don’t ask for du‘a but expect us to make du‘a for the deceased. Is this permissible ? And can i eat from it ?

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QUESTION: There is a custom in my house that on Eid, whenever our elders gift us Eid money, they ask us to say اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم to them. Is this an innovation?