Question:
Finally, he asks about reciting the Quran for three days in the house of the deceased and slaughtering animals on the day of death?
Answer:
This is also among the innovations (bid’ah)—the forbidden innovations—and it is a waste of money and a renewal of grief. It was not the habit of the Pious Predecessors (as-Salaf as-Salih), may Allah be pleased with them, to gather in the house of the deceased to receive condolences; rather, these are invented matters. Undoubtedly, the guidance of the Pious Predecessors is the most complete and the best. Therefore, I call upon my Muslim brothers everywhere to adhere to the guidance of the Pious Predecessors, for that is better.
Adhering to their guidance is what Allah—Mighty and Majestic—intended by His saying: “And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct” (At-Tawbah 9:100).
It is essential that we follow them in good conduct, neither exceeding their way nor falling short of it. Yes.