What is the amount of qiraah that is fard in prayer? Qiraah is fard in prayer but is this fard fulfilled when a person reads only al-Fatiha or the first three verses of al-Fatiha?

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Qiraah means reading one or more than one verse of the Quran while standing in prayer. It is fard to read at least one verse of the Quran in prayer.

However, the verse must have two or more words. The prayer will not be valid with a verse of one word. It is wajib to read the chapter of al-Fatiha and at least three verses.

A person who can read only one verse from the Quran reads that verse only once, not three times, according to Abu Hanifa. According to Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad, he needs to repeat it three times.

However, according to both imams, it is not permissible for a person who can read three verses to read one verse three times.  

According to the sound view, it is enough to read some part of a long verse like "Ayatu'l-Kursiyy" in one rak'ah and the other part in the other rak'ah because it is equal to three short verses. However, it is better not to do so.

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