Date of Eid El-Fitr: Sunday March 30, 2025 according to the CFCM
The French Muslim worship council (CFCM) officially announces that Eid El-Fitr 1446h will be celebrated the Sunday March 30, 2025 in France, on the basis of astronomical calculations confirming that”The lunar croissant will be visible in North America on Saturday, March 29 in the evening.” On this occasion, the CFCM sends its wishes of peace and prosperity to all Muslims.
Regarding the Zakat El-Fitr, the compulsory alms to break the fast, the CFCM indicates a reference amount of € 9 per person, while specifying that the estimates between € 7 and € 12 remain valid according to basic foodstuffs and legal schools. La Fidya, compensation for people who cannot fast, varies between € 2 and € 12.
The CFCM recalls that this alms must exclusively benefit the needy, without distinction of religion, and can in no case finance mosques. Associations are invited to use separate boxes to avoid confusion.
Communiqué of the French Council for Muslim worship (CFCM)
Eid El-Fitr 1446h-Sunday March 30, 2025
According to astronomical data, the conjunction of the new moon marking the start of the month of Chawwal 1446h will occur on Saturday March 29, 2025 at 11:58 am (Paris time). In accordance with the observation criteria adopted by the CFCM since 2013, the visibility of the lunar crescent will be possible this same evening in a large part of North America.
Consequently, the CFCM announces that Sunday March 30, 2025 will correspond to the day of Eid El-Fitr 1446h.
On this occasion, the CFCM sends its most sincere wishes of peace, happiness and prosperity to all Muslims in France and around the world.
Zakat El-Fitr 2025
The amount of the Zakat El-Fitr, a compulsory alms to be paid at the end of the month of Ramadan by any Muslim family, is assessed this year to:
9 euros per person
However, estimates between 7 and 12 euros are also considered legitimate, depending on legal opinions and retained reference foodstuffs (wheat, rice, dates, etc.).
Regarding the Fidya (compensatory alms for people unable to fast), its amount also varies according to legal schools: it can correspond to a quarter, half or the entire Zakat El-Fitr. It is thus estimated between 2 and 12 euros.
These evaluation differences reflect the diversity of legal interpretations as well as the variability in food prices according to the places and the products chosen. It is up to everyone to pay an amount in accordance with their situation and the religious opinion to which they usually refer.
Payment methods
The Zakat El-Fitr must be paid to people in need, without distinction of religion. It is recommended to favor beneficiaries living nearby, but a sending abroad remains possible if necessary.
It can be acquitted from the start of the month of Ramadan and until Eid prayer. Its distribution can be entrusted to a third party or to a charity.
This alms is exclusively intended for the poor. It can in no case be used to finance a mosque or another structure. Mosques wishing to collect donations for their own operation must point out clearly and use separate boxes in order to avoid any confusion.
Done in Paris, March 24, 2025
The French Council for Muslim worship (CFCM)
