The follower carrying a mushaf  

Yes, in our school, it is permissible for one praying, whether a follower or otherwise, to look in a mushaf and carry it during an obligatory or supererogatory prayer.

However, if he moves his hand and the like, in too many consecutive movements, to carry it and open it, then his prayer is invalidated. It is best for him not to do it in the first place, so that he can leave the differences of opinion of those who say that it invalidates the prayer by carrying the mushaf.

Amjad Rasheed

[Translated by Sr. Shazia Ahmad ]

السؤال : هل بجوز للمقتدي أن ينظر في المصحف أثناءَ قراءة الامام ؟ الجواب : نعم يجوز للمصلي في مذهبنا سواءٌ المأموم وغيره النظرُ في المصحف وحملُه في الفرض والنفل ، لكن إن حرَّك يده أو نحوها حركاتٍ كثيرةً متواليةً لأجل حمله وفتحه بطلت صلاته ، والأولى تركه أصلاً خروجاً من خلاف القائلين ببطلان الصلاة بحمل المصحف .