What is the ruling on reading the Qur'an and completing its recitation collectively on the nights of Ramadan after the Tarawih prayer in one of the houses, then offering a meal afterwards, and dedicating the reward of the recitation to a deceased person along with supplications for him and for those who performed it?

Gathering to recite and study the Book of Allah is an act of worship with immense reward. As stated in the Hadith: "No group of people gathers in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy envelops them, angels surround them, and Allah mentions them among those with Him. And whoever is slowed down by his deeds will not be hastened by his lineage." However, gathering with the intention of collectively dedicating reward to the deceased, accompanied by preparing banquets, is an innovation for which there is no evidence. Therefore, it must be abandoned because it is among the newly invented matters in religion, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "And the worst of matters are those newly invented, and every innovation is misguidance."