When do the Eid al-Fitr takbeers begin and when do they end?
The description of the Eid takbirat is by saying: "Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha illa Allah, wa Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, wa lillahi al-hamd" (Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise), or by repeating "Allahu akbar" three times instead of twice at the beginning.
Takbir is a Sunnah according to the majority of scholars for men and women in every place; men recite it aloud, and women recite it silently.
The takbir begins from sunset on the eve of Eid upon confirming the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal, and it ends with the commencement of the Eid prayer.
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