The measure of three verses

Question

In tarawih, the imam in the first rak‘a after al-Fatiha recited: [ar]خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ۝ وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ ۝ فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ[/ar] “He created man from clay like pottery, and He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire. So which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?” (Surah al-Rahman, 55:14–16)

Answer

His prayer did not become fasid (invalid); rather, it is valid. [ar]وضمُّ أقصر سورة كالكوثر أو ما قام مقامها، وهو ثلاث آيات قصار نحو: ثُمَّ نَظَرَ ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ، وكذا لو كانت الآية أو الآيتان تعدل ثلاثًا قصارًا[/ar] “[It is wajib to] add the shortest sura, such as al-Kawthar, or what stands in its place, which is three short verses, such…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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