Is the prayer of my late mother accepted, and is she sinful, taking into account that she was illiterate and her recitation of the surahs contained errors that were later corrected?
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As long as the mother does not intentionally make mistakes in the surahs she has memorized, she is excused, and her prayers are valid if she does not err in Al-Fatiha and is unable to correct the mistake. This is based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my nation their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into."
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