Receiving food from a gyaarwi shareef celebration

Q: In our neighborhood there is Gyarvi Barvi Shareef celebration. We got food from them. Is it permissible to take food from them?

A: I suggest that you give it to some poor person, perhaps your worker.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)