A person is asking about the ruling regarding someone who frequently makes mistakes in prayer, particularly in recitation and supplications, and whether they can continue their prayer despite doubts and uncertainties.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect them):
If these issues arise due to whispers and fear of not performing the prayer correctly, leading to frequent doubts and uncertainties in pronouncing the letters correctly, your duty is to disregard the matters that others typically do not pay attention to. Your responsibility is to ignore the doubts, and as long as you are not certain about something, you are not obligated to act on it. A person must refrain from imposing their personal tastes and desires on religious rulings and should be faithful and obedient to the sacred laws of Islam.
All jurists clearly and explicitly state—according to religious texts—that the duty of someone who experiences whispers is to disregard those whispers and to assume the purity and correctness of everything they doubt. Even if they are certain of the impurity or invalidity of something—unlike what others may know—they should not take their knowledge into account. Their duty is to assume purity and correctness. If a person with whispers follows this religious ruling and assumes the purity and correctness of everything they doubt, even if they are certain of its impurity or invalidity, they are excused before Allah, even if their actions are contrary to reality.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him): Official Website
Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him): Official Website: 1, 2.