The imam who reads from the mushaf in tarawih and is skilled in recitation is better than the memorizer who is not skilled in recitation
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The questioner:
I ask Allah of you, O Shaykh. In our country, there in Europe, people have complained about the one who prays tarawih; he breaks the Qur'an, meaning he has memorized the Qur'an but he makes mistakes after the verses.
The Shaykh:
They do not turn the pages, they do not.
The questioner:
But is it better for the one who is closer to the one who looks at the mushaf?
The Shaykh:
The one who reads the Qur'an, even if from the mushaf, or not, even if from the mushaf.
The presenter:
The mushaf is better. May Allah reward you with good.
I ask Allah of you, O Shaykh. In our country, there in Europe, people have complained about the one who prays tarawih; he breaks the Qur'an, meaning he has memorized the Qur'an but he makes mistakes after the verses.
The Shaykh:
They do not turn the pages, they do not.
The questioner:
But is it better for the one who is closer to the one who looks at the mushaf?
The Shaykh:
The one who reads the Qur'an, even if from the mushaf, or not, even if from the mushaf.
The presenter:
The mushaf is better. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 74- الإمام الذي يقرأ في التراويح من المصحف ويجيد القراءة خير من الحافظ الذي لا يجيد القراءة|ابن باز — youtube.com
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