QUESTION:
When reciting verses in Salaah after Surah Faatiha, what is the minimum amount of letters that the verse should contain. I want to recite certain short Quranic Duas that I know by heart.
ANSWER:
One may recite one long Verse, or 3 short verses which is equivalent to 10 words or 30 letters. [Re: Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyya Vol:2 Pg:263]
وقدرها من حيث الكلمات عشر ومن حيث الحروف ثلاثون (الدر المختار ج١ص٥٣٧)
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
Date: 25 Muharram 1446 / 01 August 2024
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb