Completing the Qur’an in nafl prayers in congregation

Question

Several people wished that one [complete] Qur’an be finished in nafl prayer. The hafiz, after the Maghrib and ‘Isha’ prayers, reciting a little at a time in two to four rak‘as, completed the Qur’an. Meanwhile one person objected that this is not right: nafl prayer in congregation is not right. In this situation, what is the status of the hafiz’s said act?

Answer

If, besides the imam, there were four or more muqtadis, this act is makruh. If, besides the imam, there were only two or three muqtadis, it is not makruh. In “al-Tahtawi ‘ala Maraqi al-Falah”: [ar]قال شمس الأئمة الحلواني: إن اقتدى به ثلاثة لا يكون تداعيًا فلا يكره اتفاقًا، وإن اقتدى به أربعة فالأصح الكراهة[/ar] “Shams al-A’imma al-Hulwani said: if three follow him, it is not…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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