The ruling on reciting the entire Qur'an in the obligatory prayers where the recitation is audible

Question:
This brother Abu Ali asks: What is the view of Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) regarding reciting the Qur'an in its entirety, from Surat al-Fatihah to Surat al-Nas, in the obligatory prayers where the recitation is audible, by the imam in the mosque?

Answer:
This is something that some imams have innovated, and there is no evidence for it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this; he did not do this in the obligatory prayer. Rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes recite from the beginning of the Qur'an, sometimes from the end, and sometimes from the middle. He did not start the Qur'an from its beginning and finish it at its end in the obligatory prayer. So this is an innovated practice; that is one aspect.
The second aspect is that this leads imams to believe that this is prescribed. They believe that this is prescribed, and this leads them to recite the entire Qur'an in the obligatory prayers where the recitation is audible. Especially since most of them do not have the Qur'an memorized; they need a mushaf, and carrying a mushaf in the obligatory prayer is disliked. This is only in the voluntary prayer. In any case, this view has no basis, and it entails many dangers. Yes. May Allah reward you.