Does the Qur'an get completed in the tarawih prayers, or only what is feasible?

Question : Does the Qur'an get completed in them, or only what is feasible?

Answer : The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) recommended that the imam not fall short of one complete recitation of the Qur'an, nor exceed it. He should not fall short so that the people hear the entire Qur'an, and he should not exceed it so as not to burden them. Based on this, the practice of people today is something that should not be done, because they exceed one recitation. You find them completing the recitation in the first prayer of the tarawih at the beginning of the night, and then in the tahajjud they either complete another recitation or fall short of one. This is not desirable because it burdens the people. However, praise be to Allah, in our recent times, those who lead the prayers in the mosques during Ramadan are mostly students of knowledge. They lead the people to follow the Sunnah, not exceeding eleven or thirteen rak'ahs, even in the last ten nights. They add to that, praying four long rak'ahs at the beginning of the night, then the people go home, and then they come at the end of the night and pray the rest. This is a good and beautiful practice that conforms to the Sunnah while providing rest for the people. The requirement is rest along with following the Sunnah.