He was asked:
“Some people pray two rakʿahs in congregation after tarāwīh, then complete a total of one hundred rakʿahs at the end of the night. They call this salāt al-qadr (the Prayer of Decree). Some imams have declined to perform it. Who is correct: those who perform it or those who refrain? Do any of the imams consider it recommended, or is it disliked? Should it be performed and encouraged, or abandoned and forbidden?”
He answered:
Praise be to Allah. Rather, those who decline to perform it and refrain from it are correct. None of the imams of the Muslims has recommended this prayer. Indeed, it is a disliked innovation by agreement of the imams. Neither the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—nor any of the Companions or Successors performed this prayer. None of the imams of the Muslims recommends it. It should be abandoned and forbidden.
As for reciting the Quran during tarāwīh, this is recommended by agreement of the imams of the Muslims. Indeed, one of the foremost purposes of tarāwīh is the recitation of the Quran, so that Muslims may hear the words of Allah. The Quran was revealed in the month of Ramadan, and during it, “Gabriel used to review with the Prophet