Dividing the Qur'an in the Tarawih Prayer over Two Years

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: There is an imam who began reciting the Qur'an in the Tarawih prayer last year from the beginning of the Qur'an up to Surat Yusuf, and then this year he completed it from Surat Yusuf to the end of the Mushaf. Is his action valid?

The Shaykh:
No, what is required is that the Qur'an be completed in Ramadan, from its beginning to its end, with moderation in the recitation. The Qur'an should be divided among the nights with a fair distribution, calmly and without strain. This is what is required. As for dividing it over years, that is not prescribed. Yes. This is the result of the laziness that has crept into people. Laziness, may Allah protect us from it, has taken hold of many of the imams of the mosques, or they strain themselves in the recitation and then break off, unable to continue, like a tree that bears no fruit, neither giving shade nor having its branches cut. So, how good is moderation and balance from the beginning of the month until the Qur'an is completed. The Qur'an is made easy, praise be to Allah. He has made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, but they made it difficult for themselves, so Allah made it difficult for them. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, and that is the end.

The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.