Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is the festival marking the end of Ramadan's fasting month, beginning with a distinct congregational prayer. It includes zakat al-fitr, a charitable payment due before the prayer, and is marked by visiting family and festive meals. Fasting on this day itself is not permitted.
Often appears in
Related terms
See the term in context
When were Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr mandated?
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha were legislated in Medina in the second year of the Prophet's migration (Hijra). Scholars have agreed that the first Eid prayer performed by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was…
Are the number of days for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha specified in the Qur'an and Sunnah?
The determination of the days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha came in the noble Prophetic Hadith. Eid al-Fitr is one day, and Eid al-Adha is followed by three days, which are the days of Tashreeq, as stated in the…
Is Zakat obligatory upon a 30-year-old unmarried woman who has 12,000 EGP in the bank, with clarification of the difference between Zakat on wealth (Zakat al-Mal) and Zakat al-Fitr (for Eid al-Fitr) and Zakat al-Adha (for Eid al-Adha)?
Zakat is obligatory on money if it reaches the equivalent of 85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver, and a full lunar year (Hawl) has passed over it without decreasing below this amount. The zakat for past years must…
Questions that use it
What is the reward for the Eid al-Fitr prayer and the Eid al-Adha prayer?
Is it permissible to have sexual intercourse during the days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha and the days immediately following them?
Is it permissible to buy cakes and toys for children on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to bring joy to them and compensate them for not celebrating their forbidden birthdays, especially given the absence of Eid manifestations in the country of residence?