Said 'Ata Yatzarta' on a Regular Shabbat
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Question
If one said 'Ata Yatzarta' in the Mussaf prayer on a regular Shabbat, does he need to pray again (Sephardi)?
Answer
Hello,
According to the Shulchan Aruch, if one mentions an incorrect mention in prayer, he has fulfilled his obligation.
However, the Mishnah Berurah writes that many Acharonim disagree with this and hold that if one said something false, such as 'this day is Rosh Chodesh', it is considered as if he spoke mundane words during prayer, and he must return to the beginning of that blessing. If he did not return to the beginning of the blessing, he does not repeat the blessing.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 108, Sif 12
If one errs and mentions an event of other days in prayer, not in its time, it is not considered an interruption. Gloss: However, if he remembers that he erred, he stops even in the middle of the blessing (Azriel, Tractate Berachot).
Mishnah Berurah, S"K 38
It is not considered an interruption - that he needs because of this to return to the beginning or to the beginning of the blessing in which he interrupted, and most Acharonim disagree with this ruling and hold that it is no better than if he interrupted with speech in the middle of prayer, as the Shulchan Aruch ruled above in Siman 104, Sif 6, that he needs to return to the beginning of the blessing, and in the first and last three, he returns to the beginning of the three. See above where we explained all the details of the laws of speech. Also, in Derech Chaim and Chayei Adam, they ruled like them, and see in Derech Chaim where he added and wrote that this applies if he mentioned something that does not belong to that day, such as he said 'Zachrenu' etc., and 'Vechatvenu' etc., that today is not the time of writing, or he said 'Yaaleh Veyavo' until 'Achar Yom Rosh Chodesh Aze', which is an absolute lie since today is not Rosh Chodesh, therefore it is considered as if he spoke in the middle of prayer, as above. But if he did not say a lie, such as he said 'Zachrenu Lechaim' and did not say 'Vechatvenu', or 'Havdalah' in 'Chonen Hadaat', which mentions what Hashem granted him the wisdom to understand and distinguish, and this applies all year to give thanks to Hashem who gave him a heart to understand and knowledge to know, or he said 'Yaaleh Veyavo' until 'Beyom Rosh Chodesh Aze', it is not a lie, only an addition in his prayer, and although it is forbidden to add in the first and last three, it is not considered speech. See in Chayei Adam, Klal 25, where he wrote both regarding speech by mistake in prayer and regarding mentioning something not in its time, if he did not return to the beginning of the blessing, since he completed the blessing, even if he added something not related, he is not allowed to return, and certainly if he already completed his prayer, see there his reasoning.