If the imam is alerted to his mistake but does not understand, what should he do?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If he does not understand, meaning we alerted the imam to an addition or omission and recited a verse to him, but he did not understand, then one of us must speak and restart the prayer from the beginning. His prayer is invalid. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This person did not know that it was forbidden. As for the one who intended to remind the imam, he knows that speaking is forbidden, but he saw that some scholars hold that speaking for the benefit of the prayer does not invalidate the prayer, even if it is in the middle of it, except that this is a weak opinion.
The questioner : If they spoke while ignorant?
The Shaykh : If they spoke while ignorant, they do not have to repeat the prayer.
The Shaykh : If he does not understand, meaning we alerted the imam to an addition or omission and recited a verse to him, but he did not understand, then one of us must speak and restart the prayer from the beginning. His prayer is invalid. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This person did not know that it was forbidden. As for the one who intended to remind the imam, he knows that speaking is forbidden, but he saw that some scholars hold that speaking for the benefit of the prayer does not invalidate the prayer, even if it is in the middle of it, except that this is a weak opinion.
The questioner : If they spoke while ignorant?
The Shaykh : If they spoke while ignorant, they do not have to repeat the prayer.