Ruling on Completing the Recitation of the Qur'an in the Tarawih Prayer
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Question:
Some imams have not been able to complete the recitation of the Qur'an during the night prayers of Ramadan, so some of them resorted to reciting outside of the prayer in order to be able to complete the Qur'an on the twenty-ninth night. Is there a basis for this in the pure Shari'ah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
I am not aware of any basis for this. The Sunnah for the imam is to have the ma'mum hear the entire Qur'an during the night prayers of Ramadan, if that is possible for him without causing hardship for them. If that is not possible, there is no blame on him even if he does not complete it. It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 1718b It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
Some imams have not been able to complete the recitation of the Qur'an during the night prayers of Ramadan, so some of them resorted to reciting outside of the prayer in order to be able to complete the Qur'an on the twenty-ninth night. Is there a basis for this in the pure Shari'ah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
I am not aware of any basis for this. The Sunnah for the imam is to have the ma'mum hear the entire Qur'an during the night prayers of Ramadan, if that is possible for him without causing hardship for them. If that is not possible, there is no blame on him even if he does not complete it. It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملًا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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