The Majlis Archive
Islamic Occasions and Moonsighting The Majlis Vol 27 No 06, p.9

Is it permissible to share gifts and to give eidi on the day of eid?

Question

Is it permissible to share gifts and to give eidi on the day of eid? Or is it an innovation?

Answer

The custom of exchanging gifts on Eid Days has no sanction in the Sunnah. It is bid‟ah to be shunned.

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