The ruling on the ma'mum carrying a mushaf to follow the imam in prayer

Question:
May Allah reward you. Finally, he says: Shaykh, in his questions, is it permissible for the ma'mums to carry a mushaf during the tarawih prayer in Ramadan in order to follow the imam in prayer?

Answer:
It is not recommended for the ma'mum to carry a mushaf to follow the imam. This is not recommended for two reasons. First, it distracts him from reflecting on the Qur'an, and his gaze becomes focused on the letters and the writing. Second, he abandons a sunnah (recommended practice), which is placing the left hand over the right hand on the chest. This is a sunnah, and if he takes the mushaf, he abandons this sunnah and loses its reward. Therefore, the ma'mum should not carry a mushaf except in one case: if the imam is reciting from memory and makes some error in the recitation, and the ma'mum wants to follow him and point out the error that occurs. In that case, there is no harm, because it is for a valid purpose.