How can I tell if I pronounced the vowels correctly (damma, kasra, fatha) or if I pronounced them like the letters (waw, ya, alif)? Is the elongation in the vowel incorrect? For example, when saying 'Allahu Akbar', does it sound like I said 'Allahu akbar'? Or when I say 'al-maghdubi', does it sound like 'al-maghdubi'? And when I say 'na'budu', does it sound like 'na'budu'? Does this pronunciation invalidate the prayer? Note that the intention is not to distort the word but to pronounce the vowels.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
This is not correct if it results in adding a letter to the word. The validity of the recitation depends on adhering to the movements and pauses of the letters and articulating them from their proper points of articulation in a manner that is recognized by the Arabic language experts as producing that letter and not another.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting - Prayer - Obligations of Prayer - Recitation - M202
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
This is not correct if it results in adding a letter to the word, as correct recitation requires performing the letters and articulating them from their proper points of articulation as necessary in the Arabic language. The structure of the word must also conform to the Arabic style, including the movements and pauses, as well as the grammatical and structural movements and pauses.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol. 1 - Recitation, M 606
May you be successful in all good.