celebrating eid when there has been a death in the family?

[O A M M A S C O T D]

first of all eid mubarak to everyone celebrating eid!! (whether its on tuesday or wednesday )

something occured to me today that im a little unsure of and i was hoping that someone could shed some light on this.

one of my families has had to deal with a loss this year (may Allah grant him jannat - ameen) and they implied that because of this they wouldn't be celebrating eid. I was wondering if this is something that is from the example and the seerah of the Prophet (SAW).

We know that the Prophet (SAW) had many family members beloved to him who passed away i.e. his 3 sons , Khadija (RA), Hamza (RA) etc. Did the Prophet abstain from celebrating eid in those years?

would be very grateful to anyone who can help me out on this

[extravagance]

Wassalam,

Eid is celebration which was celebrated every year by the Prophet (saw) even in years which may have had accidents and losses.

Islam encourages us to limit our grieving to three days (except for the husband which is 4 months and 10 days), so as to allow the family and friends of the deceased to get over the loss and recover.

However, this is not to say that it is prohibited to remember and feel sad over the loss a loved one as the Prophet (saw) often used to remember his dear deceased wife Khadija (rd) long after her death. (At the occasion of his daughter Fatima and also when he received her jewellery from Zainab (rd) as ransom for her husband Abul aas (rd))
However, missing a sunnah, like celebrating on Eid, due to the death of a family member in that year is against the principals of Islam is not allowed.