Eid al-Fitr and Shawwal
The Eid prayer, zakat al-fitr, the six days of Shawwal, and making up missed fasts.
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Questions in this season
What is the ruling on tambourines on Friday, considering it a feast (Eid) among the feasts of Muslims?
I want to pray two rak'ahs for Allah; is it permissible for this to be done audibly?
Must a day from Ramadan be made up due to an error in sighting the crescent moon, and what is the opinion of the Council of Senior Scholars on this?
Is it permissible to spend the accumulated orphan sponsorship fund on a special party for orphaned children that includes gifts, meals, or the distribution of Eid al-Fitr money?
Does a large family gathering on Eid al-Fitr—the timing of which clashes with a half-annual gathering for the community—take precedence over the community gathering in terms of deservingness, or vice versa?
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What is the ruling on fasting on Eid al-Fitr, and is there a sin upon one who fasts for 29 days while the country in which he fasted relies on astronomical رؤية (sighting) and announces Eid more than 10 days late?
Is what families in some Algerian wilayas do by celebrating the "First of Spring" on the first of March, by preparing special sweets, boiling eggs, buying oranges and sweets for children, and going out for picnics, considered an innovation (bid'ah) or a custom and tradition?
Is it obligatory for me to calculate the makeup days for Eid al-Fitr in Ramadan based on August 31st instead of September 3rd, due to the doubt resulting from Waswasah (obsessive whispering)?
What is the ruling on fasting Thursday after having intended to fast on the night preceding Eid, and then learning in the morning that it is the day of Eid al-Fitr?
Is expiation obligatory upon one who had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, believing that day to be Eid al-Fitr, based on another country's announcement of Eid, only for it to become clear that the day was still part of Ramadan in his own country?
Is it permissible for someone who has confirmed the sighting of the Shawwal crescent to lead the Eid al-Fitr prayer for a congregation that relies on astronomical calculations and will break their fast one day after the crescent sighting, or should he only pray with those who rely on sighting? And is it permissible to lead the Eid prayer on two different days, depending on the differing determination of the Eid day among Muslim groups?