A person is struggling with issues of purity and impurity, leading to missed prayers and a sense of laziness in performing them due to the need to ensure the purity of many things before starting. They are aware of the rulings related to purity and are seeking guidance on whether to apply the principle of not worrying about impurities as mentioned by scholars.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect them):
Waswasa (obsessive doubt) is a state of sensitivity that leads the person to an imbalance in determining purity and impurity or other matters, causing them to conclude that things are impure that a balanced person would not. Therefore, they cannot claim to 'ignore' or overlook what is actually impure, this is the first point.
Secondly, all jurists explicitly rule that a person suffering from waswasa should not worry about it, even in cases where they are certain of impurity, and they judge all their actions to be valid even if they are actually contrary to that. This ruling remains in effect until they become balanced in their consideration of purity and impurity.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him): Answers to Questions on Purity, Waswasa and Its Treatment
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him): Official site: 1, 2.