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. 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 Can anyone tell me the minimum amount of rakaats that you have to pray for each namaaz? is it: Fajr: 2 sunnats 2 fardh Zohr:4 sunnats 4 fardh, (i was What are the minimum rakats you have to pray for each namaaz? 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 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. aaMcB.