What is the ruling on building tents for condolences, reciting the Qur'an, and delivering sermons?

The questioner : Is it the custom of society to gather with the family of the deceased in a designated place so that the condolers do not come and disturb the family of the deceased, and so on? They gather in a place where the family of the deceased is not burdened with anything, and a reciter reads the Qur'an there, and the people sitting listen to him, or sermons are delivered that remind of the Hereafter and encourage the family of the deceased to be patient, for example?

The Shaykh : Is the condolence gathering a wedding party? No, O Shaykh. Well, is the condolence an act of worship? I mean, for example, that I console a person.

The presenter : It is from the Sunnah.

The Shaykh : Is there a reward? The answer is yes.

The presenter : Yes, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, if it is an act of worship, then the worship must be restricted to what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions were upon. (Peace and blessings be upon him). They did not gather for condolences; rather, Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "We used to consider, or they used to consider, gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing food to be part of wailing." Then this is a compounded innovation: the innovation of the reciter who reads, and he is usually paid. And whoever reads for a fee has no reward with Allah, and he has nothing from his recitation except the money he took. And thus, the deceased does not benefit from this recitation. O, Glory be to Allah!
Where have we gone with the path of the righteous Salaf, whom, if we follow them with excellence, we enter into the pleasure of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? As He (Mighty and Majestic) said: And those who followed them with excellence. Is it not our obligation to look at what the Salaf used to do and then follow them with excellence?
If we want the pleasure of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and we ask Allah the Exalted to be pleased with us and with our Muslim brothers, then it is incumbent upon the students of knowledge in the countries where this is practiced to clarify to the people that they will not increase in nearness to Allah by this action, and that it is nothing but a waste of time with no benefit. So let the family of the deceased remain in their homes, and whoever wants to offer condolences will find them, if they are men, in the market or in the mosque, and console them. Then, the condolence is only for the one who is afflicted. Whether he is a relative or not. So whoever is not afflicted has no condolence for him. And does every relative become afflicted by the death of his relative?
Some relatives are happy that their relative died, either because of enmity between them, or because they hope to inherit his wealth, or for other reasons. Let our hearts be alive, let our awareness be good, let our following of those who preceded us in what is right, indeed in excellence. I ask Allah the Exalted to guide the students of knowledge in every place to speak the truth, for this is the place for speaking the truth: that a person should declare as wrong what is wrong by the Shari'ah, even if it is known among the people.