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Is it permissible to read from the mushaf in the tarawih prayer?

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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for us to read from the mushaf in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan, such that we begin on the first night of Ramadan by reading the first part of the mushaf because we do not have all the parts memorized, and then we continue like this until the end of the month? Is this reading considered valid and a merit? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for reading the entire Qur'an in the tarawih prayer from the beginning of the month to the end, it is required, and there is great reward in it if the intention is sound. There is no harm in reading from the mushaf. If the imam or the worshipper does not have the Qur'an memorized, there is no harm in carrying the mushaf with him and reading from it, because this was a known practice among the Salaf. This matter, which is reading from the mushaf in the tarawih prayer, was known in the night prayer, and it was known among the Salaf. So there is no harm in it due to the need. Praise be to Allah.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز القراءة من المصحف في صلاة التراويح؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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