Masā'il Pertaining to Eid |
| Necessary Laws Pertaining to Sadaqatul Fitr |
| 1. Sadqatul Fitr is obligatory on two types of people. |
| a) A person who is bound by the shariat to pay zakāt (poor- due). |
| b) A person who has that amount of wealth on which zakāt is obligatory although he is not liable for paying zakāt. For instance, a person owns two houses, one in which he lives while the second one is either vacant or on lease. If the value of the second house is equal to the amount on which zakāt is obligatory, then Sadqatul Fitr will become obligatory. If the second house is also used for dwelling purposes then Sadqatul Fitr will not be obligatory on him. |
| 2. A person has more than the necessary amount of wealth but he has debts. If he has to deduct the debts from his wealth, he would have that amount of wealth on which zakāt is obligatory, then Sadqatul Fitr will be obligatory on him. |
| 3. Sadqatul Fitr has to be distributed before the Eid salāh. If due to certain reasons it was not distributed, then it should be done after the Eid salāh. 4. Sadqatul Fitr can also be distributed during Ramadān. 5. A parent/guardian is responsible for the Sadqatul Fitr of his children if they do not have their own wealth. |
| 6. Sadqatul Fitr is obligatory on those who fasted as well as on those who had not fasted. |
| 7. The amount of Sadqatul Fitr is 1.633kg of wheat or 3.266kg of barley or the equivalent in cash. |
| Recipients of Sadaqatul Fitr |
| 1. Sadqatul Fitr should be given to a poor and needy person. 2. It can also be given to such a person on whom one has conviction that he will spend it in the correct avenue. |
| 3. If a person gives his Sadqatul Fitr to an institute, madrasah, committee or society, then he has to ascertain its correct expenditure, otherwise it will not be permissible to give it there. |
| 4. Similarly it is not permissible to give one's Sadqatul Fitr towards the building or reparation of a musjid nor is it permissible to use it for Takfeen or Tajheez purposes (burial rites). |
| 5. A person cannot give his Sadqatul Fitr to a Sahib-e-nisāb (one in possesion of that amount of wealth which makes zakāt obligatory), nor is it permissible to give it to a Sayyed (family of Nabi SAW) or to one's family members. |
| NB: Special care should be taken in distributing Sadqatul Fitr because it is wajib (compulsory). |
| Sunnats pertaining to Eid |
| 1. A person should get up early. |
| 2. He should dress according to the Shariat. |
| 3. He should make ghusl (shar'i bath). |
| 4. He should use the Miswāk. |
| 5. He should wear his finest clothes. |
| 6. He should apply itr (perfume). |
| 7. He should eat something sweet before proceeding to the Eidgah eg. dates etc. |
| 8. He should go to the Eidgah early. |
| 9. He should distribute his Sadqatul Fitr before proceeding to the Eidgah. |
| 10. He should read the Eid salāh in the Eidgah because it is not permissible to read the Eid salāh in the local Musjid without any Shar'i (Islamically legal) excuse. |
| 11. He should use different roads enroute to the Musjid and home. |
| 12. He should recite the following Takbeer slowly: |
| Injunctions Pertaining to Eid |
| 1. It is prohibited to read any nafl salāh before or after the Eid salāh in the Eidgah. |
| 2. To read Eid salāh in the local Musjid is against the sunnah. |
| 3. One has to sit for the duration of both the Khutbas even though one cannot hear the Khutba.Many people leave the Musjid after the Eid salāh. This is an act of bid'ah and besides being deprived of the reward, it is a sinful act. |
| 4. It is permissible to perform janāza salāh in the Eidgah. |
| 5. It is not permissible to appoint such a person the Imām, who shaves or trims his beard less than a fist length, for any salāh. |
| 6. It will be permissible to leave out sajda-e-sahw (remedial prostration) if it becomes necessary. |
| The Method of Performing Eid Salāh |
| A person should make the intention of performing two rakāts wajib Eid salāh with six additional takbeers. Then, saying Allahu akbar he should fold his hands and recite thana. Thereafter he should say Allahu akbar twice and lower his hands. He should then say Allahu akbar for the third time and complete the rakāt as normal. In the second rakat after the recitation of surah fateha and the qirāt, he should say Allahu akbar thrice and lower his hands each time. Then he should say Allahu akbar the fourth time, proceed for ruku and complete the rakāt as usual. |
| Nabi (Saw) said : "The person who stays awake on the nights preceeding the 2 Eids occupying himself with ibādah, his heart will not die on the day when everyones heart will perish. (His heart will not die during the time of evil and corruption). It could also mean that with the blowing of the trumpet his soul will not become unconcious. |
| Note Well: |
| 1. It is incorrect to use the Musjid carpets in the Eidgah. |
2. Musafaha (hand shaking) is not amongst the sunnats of the Eids or Friday. Those who stress in doing so are incorrect. Only at the time of meeting or departing is it sunnat to make musafaha. |
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