The ruling on completing a recitation of the Qur'an in the tarawih prayer

Question : He says: What is the ruling on an imam who prays the Fajr and 'Isha' prayers using the mushaf until he completes his recitation in the tarawih prayer?

Answer : We ask Allah to grant us and you wisdom and beneficial knowledge. Some people think that completing a recitation of the Qur'an is obligatory in tarawih. I say that, to my knowledge, there is no report in the Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or from the Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor even from the Companions, that they made it obligatory or adhered to completing a recitation in tarawih. Rather, they would read according to their recitation; perhaps they would complete a recitation once or twice, or they would not complete one. However, some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said that one should not fall short of completing a recitation in tarawih, which is not the case in the obligatory prayer. This is because one might read in the obligatory prayer from the portion read in tarawih, and there may be people behind him who do not pray tarawih with him, or a person may attend after the obligatory prayer and have missed a part of the recitation. This is an exercise of independent legal reasoning in an inappropriate place. Rather, it is better for the imam to make the recitation of the obligatory prayer as is customary, and the recitation of tarawih on its own. If he completes a recitation, that is fine; if he does not complete it, it does no harm. Yes.