Praise be to Allah.
What I think is that there is nothing wrong with that, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) listened to the recitation of Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari (may Allaah be pleased with him) and liked it, and said to him, “You have been given a beautiful voice like that of Dawood.” He [Abu Moosa] asked, “Were you listening to that, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “If I had known that you were listening I would have tried to make it more beautiful for you.” (Muslim, Salaat al-Musaafireen, 793).
So if this imam has a beautiful voice and recites well, and that will motivate these students, then there is nothing wrong with that, especially since the regular imam has given permission for that. The regular imam is to be thanked for giving his permission as that serves an interest.
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