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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Advice to the Imams of Mosques Regarding Settling Down in Prayer

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Question : Is there a word for the imams of mosques who do not settle down in the Tarawih prayer and rush through the recitation for the sake of completing the recitation of the Qur'an?

Answer : Yes, the word is that the imam must know that he is accountable to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for those behind him, so he must pray with them the best prayer to the extent he is able. It is not righteousness to rush, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, it is not by rushing. Now, the imam should settle down.
The minimum is that the ma'mum is able to say, "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la, Subhan Rabbi al-Azim." As for the matter of completing the recitation, it has no basis.
I do not know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged people to complete the Qur'an in the night prayer of Ramadan.
If it is easy for him to complete it, even by reciting the tarawih and the night prayer together, that is good. If he is unable to do so, the entire Qur'an is truth, and Allah the Exalted said:
So recite what is easy from itفَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ
[Al-Muzzammil 73:20]
Why not make each night half a juz? That is fifteen juz in the tarawih and fifteen juz in the night prayer. It is more restful for him and more restful for the one praying.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 540- نصيحة لأئمة المساجد في الأطمئنان في الصلاة /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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