What is the ruling on eating food prepared by people on the fortieth day of a person's death, and what should be done with it if eating it is impermissible, and is there a sin upon one who gives it to another person who then eats from it?

The Sunnah is for food to be prepared for the family of the deceased by neighbors, relatives, and friends to assist them in their bereavement. It is disliked, according to the majority of scholars, for the family of the deceased to prepare food for people, whether on the day of death or thereafter. This is considered a reprehensible innovation (bid'ah mustaqbahah) and may reach the level of prohibition if it is from the wealth of orphans or minors. An exception to this dislike is preparing food for guests as a form of hospitality, not due to the death itself. It is disliked to eat from the food prepared by the family of the deceased for this reason, and it is prohibited if it is from the wealth of orphans or minors. The food gifted by the family of the deceased is not prohibited in itself; rather, its preparation is disliked because it involves an innovation. There is no blame on whoever receives it as a gift if they eat it or give it as charity.