Is speaking permissible during prayer when necessary, such as warning someone?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Friday Prayer

Book 4 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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Speaking is permissible during prayer if it is necessary, such as warning a blind person about a well, fire, snake, or conflagration. This is permissible because such speech is allowed even if it invalidates the prayer, making it more permissible here (when prayer is not being performed or is not the context of the action).