وَالْقِرَاءَةُ وَلَوْ آيَةً فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَرْضِ وَفِي كُلِّ النَّفْلِ وَالْوِتْرِ
The matn states the Fard minimum as recitation of a verse, subject to the commentary's discussion of extremely short one-word/letter verses. It is therefore inaccurate to present 'one long verse or three short verses' as the only Hanafi rule; that is the stricter position recorded from Abu Yusuf and Muhammad.
Recitation is Fard in any two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah Fard, and in every rak'ah of Nafl and Witr.
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Prayer Pillars: Standing and Recitation
وَالْقِرَاءَةُ وَلَوْ آيَةً فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَرْضِ وَفِي كُلِّ النَّفْلِ وَالْوِتْرِ
The matn states the Fard minimum as recitation of a verse, subject to the commentary's discussion of extremely short one-word/letter verses. It is therefore inaccurate to present 'one long verse or three short verses' as the only Hanafi rule; that is the stricter position recorded from Abu Yusuf and Muhammad.
Recitation is Fard in any two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah Fard, and in every rak'ah of Nafl and Witr.