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.
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.
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 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:
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. ZKMKzLe.minimum ayat for prayer
