Is it permissible for the imam to complete the recitation of the Qur'an in the obligatory prayers?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Some imams strive to complete the recitation of the Qur'an with the congregation in the loud prayers—Fajr, Maghrib, and 'Isha'—in a continuous sequence, such that he begins the prayer from where he ended in the previous prayer, and he continues doing so until he completes the Qur'an. Is this action prescribed?

Answer:
No, this is not prescribed. It is not mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Qur'an in a continuous sequence in the obligatory prayers until he completed it. This is a misconception. And it is strange that these people deny the completion of the Qur'an in Ramadan and do not recite the Qur'an throughout Ramadan; laziness takes hold of them. But in the obligatory prayers, they want to complete it. This is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
Also, if this practice becomes apparent and widespread, people may think that this is a condition for the imam, so that the imam who does not do this is not fit for the imamate. This is not permissible, and people should not be told anything of the sort.
Beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and every bid'ah is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire. As for the one who wants to complete the recitation of the Qur'an in the night prayer, if he has the energy, may Allah strengthen him. But in the obligatory prayers, he does not do this. Nothing has come from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this.