The ruling on the imam reading from the mushaf in the obligatory prayer

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
I will begin with this question that reached us from one of the brothers. He says: What is the ruling on the imam reading from the mushaf in the obligatory prayer, with the intention of changing the recitation for the worshippers to verses that are not in his memorization?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. No, no, one does not need the mushaf (written copy of the Qur'an) for the obligatory prayer; he recites whatever he can of the Qur'an, and there is no need to carry the mushaf. Yes.

The questioner:
And if it is always from the end of the images.

The Shaykh:
One does not carry the mushaf in the obligatory prayer, yes, this is what has become customary, and there is no need for the mushaf; rather, he reads from what he has memorized, yes.