We agreed to fast the six days and hold a collective iftar in the mosque to encourage people to fast, so what is the ruling on our action?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We are currently fasting the six days of Shawwal seeking reward and recompense, and we agreed with some of our neighbors and the mosque congregation to break our fast in the mosque in order to encourage the rest to fast, accustom them to good, and encourage them to do righteous deeds. What is the ruling on this action of ours?

Answer:
As for your fasting of the six days, it is a sunnah (recommended practice). As for your collective iftar, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). You must abandon this bid'ah because it may develop in the future, and people develop innovations and rejoice in them more than in the sunnahs. Fast the six days, praise be to Allah, and break your fast in your homes. If someone comes wanting to break his fast with you, may Allah keep him safe. As for you gathering and saying it is to encourage people, you are not encouraging people. It is not obligatory; it is a sunnah. Whoever wants the reward fasts, and whoever does not want to, breaks his fast. Praise be to Allah. Yes.