I was a boy around fourteen years old, which is the age of maturity, and I started praying before reaching that age. The problem is that I used to say the Takbirat al-Ihram, but I forgot whether I said it correctly or incorrectly. One day, at the age of maturity, I heard from scholars on YouTube that the Takbirat al-Ihram should be said as 'Allahu Akbar' (with a 'wa'), so I said it this way until I was seventeen. My family was not very concerned about teaching me how to pray. What is the ruling? Should I repeat my prayers or what?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
The correct wording for the Takbirat al-Ihram is to say: Allahu Akbar without the 'wa'. Therefore, you must make up the prayers for which you are certain that you did not say the Takbirat al-Ihram correctly. There is no difference between ignorance due to lack of knowledge and negligence.
Source: Special Inquiry.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
The correct wording for the Takbirat al-Ihram is to say: Allahu Akbar without the 'wa'. Therefore, your prayers that you are certain were performed in the mentioned manner are invalid, and it is obligatory to repeat them, even if you were ignorant due to lack of knowledge regarding the proper way to perform the Takbir.
Source: Official Website
May you be successful in all good.