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Eid ul Fitr 2027: Date in India and Meaning

Eid ul Fitr is the festival that ends Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal. It begins with the Eid prayer in congregation, and before the prayer, Sadaqat al-Fitr (fitrah) is paid for every member of the household.

In India

Wed, 10 March 2027

Expected, subject to moon sighting. In Saudi Arabia (Umm al-Qura): Tue, 9 March 2027.

The year after: Sun, 27 February 2028.

The two Eids

When the Prophet came to Madinah the people had two days of festivity from before Islam, and he told them God had given them two better days instead, al-Adha and al-Fitr (Sunan Abi Dawud 1134).

Fitrah

The Prophet made Zakat al-Fitr due on every Muslim, a measure (sa') of dates or barley, to be given before the Eid prayer (Sahih al-Bukhari 1503). In the Hanafi school it may be given as its value in money, and scholars in India announce the amount each year.

No fasting on Eid

Fasting on the day of Eid ul Fitr and the day of Eid ul Adha is forbidden (Sahih al-Bukhari 1990).

How it is observed

  • Across Sunni communitiesPaying fitrah, the Eid prayer, new or clean clothes, visiting family, and sweets such as sewaiyan.

Sources

  1. Sunan Abi Dawud 1134
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari 1503
  3. Sahih al-Bukhari 1990
  4. Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani, al-Hidayah, the standard Hanafi legal manual

Updated 6 October 2026 by the Sunni One editors, compiled from the sources above.