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 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 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 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. The fard (obligatory) prayer has a minimum required to be valid: shuroot (conditions) arkaan (pillars) wajibaat (requirements) It also has things that are sunnah (recommended), and things that are makrooh (disliked). Then there are things that are generally permissible to be done in the salah. 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. 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. 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? 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. UXPWC.