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Fatwa CenterReciting one Ayah (verse) after Al-Faatihah in Prayer
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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?
Thank you.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
All the jurists are agreed that Al-Faatihah is the only part of the Quran that is obligatory in prayer. So, any other part of Quran you read after Al-Faatihah is Sunnah. So, the praying person is rewarded for acting according to the Sunnah but his prayer is not nullified if he misses to read some Quran after Al-Faatihah.
Some scholars believe that the person who does not read (or forgets to read) some Quran after Al-Faatihah, should perform two prostrations for forgetfulness.
On the other hand, there is evidence that reading one verse after Al-Faatihah is sufficient. Al-Daaraqutni reported from Ibn ‘Abbas that “He read Al-Faatihah and one Ayah (verse) from Chapter Al-Baqarah in each Rak'ah.”
So, your prayer is valid and you comply with the Sunnah if you read some Quran in addition to Al-Faatihah (one verse or more).
Allah knows best.
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