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. 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 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. Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 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. 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: What is minimum number of ayat are obligatory to recite in one rakat? is it minimum 3? Answer (Fatwa: 990/990=M/1430) Yes, the minimum obligatory amount of qirat (recitation of the Quran) in salah is three short verses or one long verse which is equal to three short verses: تجب قرأۃ الفاتحۃ و ضم 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. doIzM.

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