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. 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. 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. 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. 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 (1) What is the minimum number of Ayah one should recite after Surah Fatiha in a rakah in salah? (2) Can one recite Ayatul Kursi after Surah Fatiha? If yes, does one need to recite additional ayah or Ayatul Kursi alone is good enough before proceeding to ruku? .

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