🏮 Ramadan and the Islamic year · Step 6 of 10
Eid al-Fitr
The day of joy after Ramadan: zakat al-fitr, the Eid prayer, takbeer and visiting family.
The Prophet ﷺ made zakat al-fitr obligatory, a sa' of dates or a sa' of barley, on every Muslim, young or old, and ordered that it be given before the people go out to the Eid prayer.
Families give zakat al-fitr for every member, so the poor can celebrate Eid too.
The Prophet ﷺ would not go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates, and he ate an odd number.
Sunnahs of Eid
- Take a bath and wear your best clothes.
- Eat dates before the Eid al-Fitr prayer.
- Say the takbeer on the way to the prayer.
- Go one way and come back another way.
- Greet each other; the Companions would say “Taqabbal Allahu minna wa minkum” (may Allah accept from us and from you).
✅ Check yourself
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When should zakat al-fitr be given?
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Before the Eid prayer.
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What did the Prophet ﷺ eat before the Eid al-Fitr prayer?
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Dates, an odd number of them.