What is the ruling on the imam reciting the Qur'an in order from its beginning to its end in the loud prayers?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions, and this is one of them. He says: The imam of our mosque recites in the loud prayers from the beginning of the Qur'an until he completes it, such that whenever he finishes, he starts reading again from the beginning of the mushaf, and the duration of the recitation is about a month and a half. Is this practice prescribed? Knowing that some of them argue that he is reviewing his memorization?
Answer:
The prayer is not a place for reviewing memorization. If he wants to review his memorization, he should do so outside of prayer, or in the night prayer if he prays at night. As for him holding up the ma'mum (those praying behind him) and prolonging the prayer for them, and reciting the Qur'an from its beginning to its end until he completes it, this is contrary to the Sunnah and has not been reported. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation) that has not been reported.
This is in Ramadan; in Ramadan, in the tarawih and tahajjud prayers, he completes the Qur'an. But in the five obligatory prayers, it has not been reported that he recites the entire Qur'an bit by bit until he completes it. And because there is a fear that this will be taken as a Sunnah in the future, it is not suitable for an imam to recite the entire Qur'an in the obligatory prayer; this is burdensome for the people.
So do not open up for the people doors that have no basis through your ijtihad (independent legal reasoning). And I have said many times: The imam does not act on his personal ijtihad except if he prays alone. But if he prays with people, he should not burden them with his ijtihad and his opinions. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions, and this is one of them. He says: The imam of our mosque recites in the loud prayers from the beginning of the Qur'an until he completes it, such that whenever he finishes, he starts reading again from the beginning of the mushaf, and the duration of the recitation is about a month and a half. Is this practice prescribed? Knowing that some of them argue that he is reviewing his memorization?
Answer:
The prayer is not a place for reviewing memorization. If he wants to review his memorization, he should do so outside of prayer, or in the night prayer if he prays at night. As for him holding up the ma'mum (those praying behind him) and prolonging the prayer for them, and reciting the Qur'an from its beginning to its end until he completes it, this is contrary to the Sunnah and has not been reported. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation) that has not been reported.
This is in Ramadan; in Ramadan, in the tarawih and tahajjud prayers, he completes the Qur'an. But in the five obligatory prayers, it has not been reported that he recites the entire Qur'an bit by bit until he completes it. And because there is a fear that this will be taken as a Sunnah in the future, it is not suitable for an imam to recite the entire Qur'an in the obligatory prayer; this is burdensome for the people.
So do not open up for the people doors that have no basis through your ijtihad (independent legal reasoning). And I have said many times: The imam does not act on his personal ijtihad except if he prays alone. But if he prays with people, he should not burden them with his ijtihad and his opinions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [286 -2802] ما حكم قراءة الإمام القرآن بالترتيب من أوله إلى آخره في الصلوات الجهرية؟ — youtube.com
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