What is the minimum number of verses that it is permissible to recite? Answer Praise be to Allah. Reciting a soorah after al-Faatihah in the first two rak'ahs of the prayer is mustahabb (recommended), not waajib (obligatory), according to the majority of scholars. As you have mentioned, the minimum requirement for the necessary recitation in Salaah is three verses or one verse equivalent to three. However, the minimum requirement for the amount of letters necessary is, according to one opinion, eighteen. Question # 474: Assalamu 'laikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, I would like to know minimum how long (how many aya't) should I recite from a surah of the Quran. Is it permissible to recite only 2 or 3 aya't from a surah? Thank in advance. bismi-llahi r-raḥmani r-raḥīm, Assalamu 'laikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, All praise and thanks are due The Importance of Prayer. Prayer is the connection of man with Allah and brings about purity of the soul, cleanliness of the heart, achieves the spirit of piety, trains man and makes him wary of sin and disobedience. From the narrations it is determined that prayer is the most important of worship. If prayers are acceptable to Allah, He will Al-Āyāt prayer (Arabic: صلاة الآيات, literally: prayer of signs) is among obligatory prayers and mukallaf people must perform it upon the occurrence of certain natural events. Al-Ayat prayer has two rak'as, each of which has five ruku' and its manner of performance is mentioned in the books of practical rulings. Its performance is فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ So recite what is easy from it [Quran] [Surat Al-Muzzammil:20] Imam Abu Hanifah said this is an evidence that you can read the least amount of it, i.e, one ayah. However, most other scholars agree that the minimum is either 3 tiny ayat (tiny like this ), or one non-tiny ayah. Is it permissible to recite Ayat (verse) al-kursi in one Rak'ah of Salah? Ayat al-kursi consists of only one Ayat and I have heard that one should recite at least three verses from the holy Quran in one Rak'ah of his prayer. If someone reads only the Ayat al-kursi in one Rak'ah of his prayer, does he have to repeat the prayers or not Answer Praise be to Allah. The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked the following question: What is the number of men required for Jumu`ah prayer to be valid? Some people say that it is not valid with less than forty men, and if there is one less than that, they should pray Zuhr. They replied: 9.1 The significance of prayer Qur'anic ayat on the significance of prayer 1. Maintain prayer at both ends of the day - and the early hours of night. • Travellers who stay the minimum of ten days or more in a town are considered temporary residents and thus do not meet the criteria for prayers to be shortened. Answer ID: 58634. Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim ! (Fatwa: 382/346/SN=06/1436) (1) It is wajib to recite at least three verses of the Holy Quran or one long verse after surah Fatiha in the first two rakah of Fardh salahs as well as in each rakah of all the other salahs for Imam and the person offering salah individually. What is the minimum number of ayat are you allowed to recite in Salah after Al-Fatihah? As you guys already know, there are chapters in the Quran that are so long, that I don't think any of us could recite it all in one standing. Furthermore, there are single verses in the Quran that are so long, it could be as if they're their own Surahs. For example, Surat al-Ikhlas, al-Kawthar, or al-'Asr are sufficient in any unit of any prayer after the Fatiha. Three verses are the wajib amount, and any three verses can do this - even short ones like the first three of Surat al-Rahman. I pray this finds you in the best of health and faith, insha'Allah. (1) The minimum number of verses which need to be recited in the voluntary prayers is three, just like the obligatory prayer, or one long verse which is the extent of three short verses. (1) What is the minimum number of Ayah one should recite after Surah Fatiha in a rakah in salah? (2) Can one recite Ayatul Kursi after Surah Fatiha? If yes, does one need to recite additional ayah or Ayatul Kursi alone is good enough before proceeding to ruku? bAP2kh.

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