Is Reciting Only Fatiha In A Prayer Enough To Fulfill The Obligatory Recitation?

Is reciting only Fatiha in a prayer enough to fulfill the obligatory recitation?

It is fardh to recite some from the Qur’an in the prayer. According to the opinion preferred by Hanafis, this amount needs to be at least the length of three short verses, or one surah equal to this amount. It is wajib to recite especially Surah al-Fatiha. Therefore, one fulfills both the fardh and wajib qiraat in prayer by reciting Surah al-Fatiha. However, it is also wajib to recite at least three short verses or one surah equal to this amount after Fatiha. For this reason, those who do not recite a surah or a few verses after the Fatiha in the first two rakats of fardh prayers and in all rakats of sunnah prayers are deemed to have abandoned a wajib act of prayer. If one does not perform it due to forgetfulness, then s/he needs to perform sajdah al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness). If one does not perform it deliberately, then it is wajib for him/her to perform the prayer again (Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, II, 149-150, 543).

According to the Shafi’i school, Fatiha should be recited at least to fulfill the fardh of qiraat. It is sunnah to recite a surah or a few verses in addition to this (Shirbini, Mughni al-muhtaj, I, 240-241, 248).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS