His voice is beautiful but he recites Qunoot in Fajr every Friday; should I pray Taraweeh behind him?
Question

                We have an imam in our area whom Allaah has blessed with a beautiful voice which sends shivers down the spine, but this imam has a habit which is closer to innovation: he recites Qunoot in Fajr every Friday. What is the ruling on praying behind him even if it is a naafil prayer, such as qiyaam al-layl (night prayers) in Ramadaan [i.e., Taraweeh]? Please note that there are many mosques – praise be to Allaah – but their imams have ordinary voices.
Praise be to Allah.
    Firstly: 

    The scholars 
    differed concerning the ruling on reciting Qunoot in Fajr prayer every day. 
    Some of them are of the view that it is Sunnah, and others are of the view 
    that it is a reprehensible innovation (bid’ah). 

    The second 
    view is the correct one. That has been discussed in the answer to question 
    no. 20031.  

    Thus it is 
    clear that what this imam is doing is something innovated for which there is 
    no basis. 

    So he should 
    be advised to think again about what he is doing, and he should follow one 
    of the two opinions mentioned above: either to recite Qunoot in Fajr every 
    day or to forego reciting Qunoot, depending on what evidence he thinks is 
    most valid. 

    Secondly: 

    With regard to 
    praying Taraweeh behind him, there is no reason why you should not do so, 
    because the fact that he recites Qunoot in Fajr has nothing to do with 
    Taraweeh prayer. Moreover, it seems that he recites Qunoot in Fajr on Friday 
    on the basis of a misinterpretation, thinking that there is some special 
    virtue in that. 

    Shaykh ‘Abd 
    al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: 

    What is the 
    ruling on going to different mosques, seeking out an imam with a beautiful 
    voice, because of the khushoo’ (humility) and proper focus on prayer which 
    result from that? 

    He replied: 

    It seems – and 
    Allaah knows best – that there is nothing wrong with that, if the aim is to 
    seek help by means of that in developing proper humility and focus in 
    prayer, and to find joy in prayer and find tranquillity in his heart, 
    because not every voice brings joy. So if the aim in going to hear the voice 
    of one imam or another is the desire to seek good and to perfect one’s focus 
    in prayer, then there is nothing wrong with that; rather it is to be 
    appreciated, and he will be rewarded according to his intention. A person 
    may attain khushoo’ behind one imam and not behind another, because of the 
    difference between the two recitations and the two prayers. So if the 
    intention behind going to a distant mosque is to listen to the imam’s 
    recitation because of his beautiful voice, and to benefit from them, and so 
    that he will focus properly in his prayer, and not just because of whims and 
    desires or for a change of scene, rather it is for the purpose of benefit 
    and knowledge, and seeking to attain khushoo’ in prayer, then there is 
    nothing wrong with that. It is proven in the saheeh hadeeth that the Prophet 
     (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The people who will 
    receive the greatest reward for prayer is those who walk the furthest [to 
    the mosque], then those who walk the next furthest.” So if his intention is 
    also to increase the number of steps he takes, that is also a good aim. End 
    quote. 

    Fataawa 
    al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz 
    (11/328, 329). 

    And Allaah 
    knows best.