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 السورۃ أو مایقوم مقامھا من ثلاث آیات قصار أو آیۃ طویلۃ في الأولیین بعد الفاتحۃ (الھندیۃ)
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
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