The ruling on alerting the imam by speaking during the prayer

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. An imam of a mosque has the habit, as soon as he finishes the 'Asr prayer, of reading from a book to the congregation. When he began reading, a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) reminded him that he had missed something. Does their prayer become invalid and they must start over, or do they continue?

Answer:
This recitation for others is valid in the prayer; it is a recitation outside the prayer. So, according to the rule, they should hire him, but it is correct, and Allah knows best, that they do not restart, because this is a minor break, and the speech is also prescribed. It is not speech from the speech of people; it is prescribed speech from the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or the recitation of a verse. This, if Allah wills, does not affect the prayer. He completes his prayer and covers it up. But if he spoke with someone asking about his condition or his children, or with names that are not rejected, that is not acceptable. Yes.