Is holding condolence gatherings in homes and reciting the Qur'an in them part of the Sunnah?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on what is called holding condolence gatherings in homes and reciting the Qur'an?

Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah. Reciting the Qur'an in this context, which they call condolences, is a bid'ah without doubt. Reciting the Qur'an is an act of worship, and worship is not done except with evidence. There is no evidence that the Qur'an is recited for the dead or in condolences. As for the gathering, as you heard, it is harmful, it involves burdens, it causes people to neglect their work, and there is no need for it. Yes.