Eid ul-Fitr

Eid ul-Fitr
20/02/2008

The Rules of Zakate Fitriah

- It is obligatory that everybody give away approximately 3 kilograms of their ordinary food for themselves and each of their family members [who financially depend on him]. Ordinary food refers to such things as wheat that people generally use as nourishment.

(Taken from a public speech made by the Supreme Leader on April 26, 1990)

The Night of Eid ul-Fitr

- The time for paying fitriah starts from the dusk of the last day of the month - that is, the night before Eid ul-Fitr - and those who are required to pay it are advised to do so before performing the Eid ul-Fitr prayer and give their fitriah to the people who perform their prayer in the same place. Therefore, it will be best if you, for instance, calculate the amount of fitriah that you have to pay tonight and pay it tomorrow morning before you perform the Eid ul-Fitr prayer. Of course, if you do not pay your fitriah before the prayer, it is not unlawful to do so after the prayer.

(Taken from a public speech made by the Supreme Leader on April 26, 1990)

Eid ul-Fitr Prayer

- This prayer is a very valuable one. This prayer includes dua, supplication, weeping and attention to Allah. The Eid ul-Fitr prayer is a beneficial prayer. All kinds of worship are for our edification and progress.

(Taken from a public speech made by the Supreme Leader on April 26, 1990)

Eid ul-Fitr

- The month of Ramadan passed by with all its greatness, blessings and the atmosphere which was full of grace. Thanks to days of fasting, appeals to Allah, dua, Allah's remembrance and the reciting of the Quran, Muslim people all over the world got closer to Allah and illuminated their hearts and souls. Eid ul-Fitr is an Islamic festival. The Islamic world celebrates it in the true sense of the word, and that is what Islam has desired for the Islamic Ummah. "Allah the Exalted considered the Islamic Ummah worthy of this Eid and thus He declared it an Eid for them." We must make the best of this divine gift. This includes personal use in the sense that we allow the light of understanding and penitence to shine on our hearts. As it is the human heart that is the source of good and evil, if we open a door from the world of divine understanding and affection on our hearts and illuminate our inner self, most of the troubles and darkness in the outer world will start to disappear.

(Taken from a speech made to executive officials on December 16, 2001)

Eid ul-Fitr: The Day for Receiving Divine Reward and Grace

- Eid ul-Fitr is the day in which we receive the divine reward and see Allah's grace after the month of Ramadan. Thankfully, you safely went through the month of Ramadan which was the month of patience. And Allah the Exalted made you succeed - through your own dua, dhikr and prayer - in performing the obligatory duty of fasting, appeal to and humility before the Almighty. Today is the day that Allah the Exalted will [by His grace] give you the reward you deserve. Perhaps one of the greatest divine rewards is his making us successful in serving as a medium of divine grace and remaining so until next Ramadan.... If we practice the lesson that Ramadan teaches us throughout the year, Allah will bestow this blessing on us, which is one of the greatest rewards. This Eid will be a real Eid, if we ask Allah the Exalted for well-being and His grace and satisfaction.

(Taken from a speech made to executive officials on December 16, 2001)

Eid Ul-Fitr: A Spiritual and International Celebration

- Perhaps the most important characteristic of the auspicious Eid ul-Fitr is that it is a spiritual and international celebration. This international celebration has an evident spiritual facet to it. In the qunut part of the Eid ul-Fitr prayer, we say that this Eid is for all Muslims, a source of honor for Islam and the Prophet (SWA), and an inexhaustible resource for the whole history. We must look at the auspicious Eid ul-Fitr from this perspective. Today, our great Islamic nation is in need of this resource. Out of this resource, there are two things that must be used by Muslims: first, unity and closeness among Muslims and second, paying attention to spirituality in the Islamic world. In the Islamic world, both of these factors - which help us evolve and progress - have been neglected.

(Taken from a speech made to government officials on December 28, 2000)

- As for those who have spent the month of Ramadan in worship and taken advantage of this spiritual opportunity, today is the day in which they are going to receive their reward from Allah the Exalted. Today, in the spiritual world, you dear youth and faithful people who have a deep understanding of Islamic truth will receive your reward for your sincere fasting, recitation of the Quran, midnight prayers, supplication, dua, charity, beneficence and whatever you have done in the holy month of Ramadan.
- The Commander of the Faithful (AS) delivered a public sermon on Eid ul-Fitr in which he said, "O people, this is the day in which those who have done pious deeds [during Ramadan] are going to receive their reward and those who have done bad deeds are going to suffer loss and deprivation.
- Eid means, 'an anniversary that is accompanied by happiness and festivities'. What is it that brings about happiness for the Islamic Ummah? [The answer is] pursuing Islamic aspirations.

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