Answered by SunniPath Answer Service Team
I would like to know if it is ok to recite just ayat al-Kursi after the Fatiha instead of another sura in the first or second rakat of a fard prayer.

Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate
From a previous question answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:
It is permitted to limit oneself to Ayat al-Kursi after the Fatiha.
The wajib of recitation is, “the extent of 3 short verses of the Qur’an.” [Radd al-Muhtar] Ayat al-Kursi (Qur’an, 2: 255) is longer than this.
Wassalam,
Sunni Path Fiqh Team
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