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== Rulings and Manners ==
== Rulings and Manners ==
=== Eve of Eid al-Fitr ===
=== Eve of Eid al-Fitr ===
* Reciting supplication and the Qur'an and doing prayer. [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] said, "See if you can observe the eve of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, etc. and in these nights recite supplications and the Qur'an and do prayers a lot."
* Reciting supplication and the Qur'an and doing prayer. [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] said, "See if you can observe the eve of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, etc. and in these nights recite supplications and the Qur'an and do prayers a lot."<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Miṣbāḥ al-mutihajjid'', p. 589-590.</ref>
* On the eve of the first day of Shawwal, reciting the supplication of Istihlal upon seeing the new moon is recommended.
* On the eve of the first day of Shawwal, reciting the supplication of Istihlal upon seeing the new moon is recommended.<ref>Mufīd, ''Masār al-Shīʿa'', p. 29.</ref>
* [[Ziyarah of Imam al-Husayn (a)]] is recommended on the eve of Eid al-Fitr.
* [[Ziyarah of Imam al-Husayn (a)]] is recommended on the eve of Eid al-Fitr.<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana'', vol. 1, p. 464.</ref>
* Doing [[ghusl]] is recommended in this night. It is narrated that it is recommended to do ghusl before the sunset of the eve of Eid al-Fitr when one finds out it is the eve of the Eid. It is also narrated and recommended to do ghusl at the late night of the eve of Eid al-Fitr.
* Doing [[ghusl]] is recommended in this night. It is narrated that it is recommended to do ghusl before the sunset of the eve of Eid al-Fitr when one finds out it is the eve of the Eid. It is also narrated and recommended to do ghusl at the late night of the eve of Eid al-Fitr.<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana'', vol. 1, p. 457.</ref>
* According to a famous opinion of late scholars, obligatory time for [[Zakat al-Fitra]] at the sunset of the eve of Eid al-Fitr. Some have considered its time as the sunrise of the Eid.
* According to a famous opinion of late scholars, obligatory time for [[Zakat al-Fitra]] at the sunset of the eve of Eid al-Fitr. Some have considered its time as the sunrise of the Eid.<ref>Yazdī, ''al-ʿUrwa al-wuthqā'', vol. 4, p. 222.</ref>
* [[Prayer of Eid]]: [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] quoted from Imam 'Ali (a), "anyone who does two Rak'as of prayer, at the first Rak'a of which one must read the [[Surat al-Fatiha]] once and the [[Surat al-Tawhid]] a thousand times and in the second Rak'a he must read the Surat al-Fatiha and the Surat al-Tawhid once and would not ask God anything unless he will receive it."
* [[Prayer of Eid]]: [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] quoted from Imam 'Ali (a), "anyone who does two Rak'as of prayer, at the first Rak'a of which one must read the [[Surat al-Fatiha]] once and the [[Surat al-Tawhid]] a thousand times and in the second Rak'a he must read the Surat al-Fatiha and the Surat al-Tawhid once and would not ask God anything unless he will receive it."<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana'', vol. 1, p. 461.</ref>
* Saying Takbirs after the prayers: (quoted from [[Mu'awiya b. 'Ammar]]) I heard from Imam al-Sadiq (a) said, "There are Takbirs in the Eid al-Fitr." I said, "when?" he (a) said, "In the [[Maghrib prayer]] on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr and in the [[Fajr prayer]] in the morning of the Eid al-Fitr and in the prayer of the Eid al-Fitr. Then there be no more. And this is the word of God that says, 'so that you may complete the number, and magnify Allah for guiding you,' (2:185) and Takbir is saying 'Allah akbar, Allah akbar, La ilah illa Allah wa Allah akbar, wa lillah al-hamd 'ala ma hadana, wa lah al-shukr 'ala ma awlana." (اللهُ اکبر، اللهُ اکبر، لا إله إلا اللهُ و اللهُ اکبر، و لله الحمد علی ما هدانا، و له الشکر علی ما اولانا)
* Saying Takbirs after the prayers: (quoted from [[Mu'awiya b. 'Ammar]]) I heard from Imam al-Sadiq (a) said, "There are Takbirs in the Eid al-Fitr." I said, "when?" he (a) said, "In the [[Maghrib prayer]] on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr and in the [[Fajr prayer]] in the morning of the Eid al-Fitr and in the prayer of the Eid al-Fitr. Then there be no more. And this is the word of God that says, 'so that you may complete the number, and magnify Allah for guiding you,'<ref>Qurʾān, 2:185.</ref> and Takbir is saying 'Allah akbar, Allah akbar, La ilah illa Allah wa Allah akbar, wa lillah al-hamd 'ala ma hadana, wa lah al-shukr 'ala ma awlana." (اللهُ اکبر، اللهُ اکبر، لا إله إلا اللهُ و اللهُ اکبر، و لله الحمد علی ما هدانا، و له الشکر علی ما اولانا)<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana'', vol. 1, p. 459.</ref>
* [[Ihya]] (night vigil); [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] said, "'Ali b. Abi Talib (a) said, 'This makes me happy that anyone during the year releases himself (for worship) at four nights: the eve of Eid al-Fitr, eve of [[Eid al-Adha]], the eve of [[Sha'ban 15|15th of Sha'ban]] and the eve of the first of [[Rajab]]." Imam al-Baqir (a) said, "my father, 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) stayed in the mosque on the eve of Eid al-Fitr and prayed until morning and kept the night vigil and said, 'O my son! This night is not less important than the [[Qadr night]].'"
* [[Ihya]] (night vigil); [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] said, "'Ali b. Abi Talib (a) said, 'This makes me happy that anyone during the year releases himself (for worship) at four nights: the eve of Eid al-Fitr, eve of [[Eid al-Adha]], the eve of [[Sha'ban 15|15th of Sha'ban]] and the eve of the first of [[Rajab]].<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Miṣbāḥ al-mutihajjid'', p. 589.</ref>" Imam al-Baqir (a) said, "my father, 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) stayed in the mosque on the eve of Eid al-Fitr and prayed until morning and kept the night vigil and said, 'O my son! This night is not less important than the [[Qadr night]].'"<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana'', vol. 1, p. 465.</ref>


=== Day of Eid al-Fitr ===
=== Day of Eid al-Fitr ===
* Among the highly recommended actions of the day of Eid al-Fitr is doing ghusl which can be done after [[Fajr]], but there is a disagreement about the time of [[Zuhr prayer]] or the sunset being the latest time it can be done.
* Among the highly recommended actions of the day of Eid al-Fitr is doing ghusl which can be done after [[Fajr]], but there is a disagreement about the time of [[Zuhr prayer]] or the sunset being the latest time it can be done.<ref>Āmulī, ''Miṣbāḥ al-hudā'', vol. 7, p. 86.</ref>
* Holding [[Eid prayer]] is recommended in the [[Age of Occultation]], but during the presence of Imams (a), it is obligatory.
* Holding [[Eid prayer]] is recommended in the [[Age of Occultation]], but during the presence of Imams (a), it is obligatory.<ref>Najafī, ''Jawāhir al-kalām'', vol. 11, p. 332-333.</ref>
* It is recommended to eat something especially dates before the prayer of Eid al-Fitr.
* It is recommended to eat something especially dates before the prayer of Eid al-Fitr.<ref>Najafī, ''Jawāhir al-kalām'', vol. 11, p. 377.</ref>
* Saying Takbirs as instructed is recommended after [[Maghrib prayer]] on the eve of Eid and also in the Fajr prayer in the morning of Eid and in the prayer of the Eid.
* Saying Takbirs as instructed is recommended after [[Maghrib prayer]] on the eve of Eid and also in the Fajr prayer in the morning of Eid and in the prayer of the Eid.<ref>Najafī, ''Jawāhir al-kalām'', vol. 11, p. 378 & 382.</ref>
* Fasting on the day of Eid al-Fitr is forbidden. Reciting the [[Du'a al-Nudba|Nudba supplication]] and also expanding the eating for the family are recommended.
* Fasting on the day of Eid al-Fitr is forbidden.<ref>Najafī, ''Jawāhir al-kalām'', vol. 16, p. 324.</ref> Reciting the [[Du'a al-Nudba|Nudba supplication]]<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana'', vol. 1, p. 504.</ref> and also expanding the eating for the family are recommended.<ref>Abū l-Ṣalāḥ al-Ḥalabī, ''al-Kāfī fī l-fiqh'', p. 155.</ref>
* Traveling on the day of Eid after the sunrise before holding the prayer of Eid (in case of being obligatory) is forbidden, otherwise it is reprehensible.
* Traveling on the day of Eid after the sunrise before holding the prayer of Eid (in case of being obligatory) is forbidden, otherwise it is reprehensible.<ref>Abū l-Ṣalāḥ al-Ḥalabī, ''al-Kāfī fī l-fiqh'', p. 155.</ref>


== Holidays of Eid al-Fitr ==
== Holidays of Eid al-Fitr ==
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==References==
==References==
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