What is the ruling on an imam who makes mistakes in his memorization of the Noble Qur'an, and are we required to correct him?

Question:
What is the ruling on an imam who leads people in prayer and makes more than one mistake in his memorization of the Noble Qur'an? Are we required to correct him, especially in the tashahhud and in some verses? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the imamate in prayer, it is of great significance; it is a great position that requires legal qualifications. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . This is the hadith. He also said (peace and blessings be upon him): . The imam must be at a good level of knowledge and insight, and he must be among those with appropriate competence in age, knowledge, and jurisprudence, as far as possible. An imam who does not master the recitation of the Qur'an is not to be an imam except out of necessity, if there is no one better than him. As long as there is someone better than him, it is not permissible for him to lead the people when there is someone among them who is better. It is obligatory for the competent authorities who appoint imams to pay attention to this matter and to observe the conditions and regulations that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established for imams, as in the hadiths and as stated by the scholars of knowledge. The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) have dedicated a chapter on the imamate and its rulings in the books of fiqh, in which they mentioned many of the qualities that must be present in an imam, as far as possible, and in order of preference. Attention to this matter is necessary. An imam who makes mistakes in some verses must be alerted. If some verses are forgotten by him or the recitation becomes difficult for him, it is opened up for him in the prayer by those behind him who are good at recitation; they should open it up for him if a verse becomes difficult for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged this. When something of the recitation became difficult for him (peace and blessings be upon him) on some occasions, he asked Ubayy ibn Ka'b when he finished the prayer, saying, "Where are you?" He asked him to open up the recitation for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). How much more so for others? If the imam finds the recitation difficult or some verses are forgotten by him, it is upon those behind him, if they are good at recitation, to alert him to the verse that became difficult for him. This is prescribed. However, if this imam makes many mistakes in the verses and does not memorize well, he must be replaced by someone better than him if that is possible. Yes. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.