Prompting the imam in tarawih

Question

If someone prompts [the imam] in the tarawih with the khatm, is there anything wrong in this for the one who prompts?

Answer

There is nothing wrong at all, provided that he prompts only his own imam in the prayer and when there is a need: [ar]وإن فتح على إمامه لم يكن كلامًا، وينوي الفتح على إمامه دون القراءة، هو الصحيح؛ لأنه مرخص فيه، وقراءته ممنوع عنها[/ar] “If he prompts his imam, it does not count as speech; and he should intend prompting his imam, not reciting — that is the correct view, because…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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