It is valid when given before the Eid prayer, or two or three days before the Sallah day. The essence is to enable the poor Muslims to participate in the celebration, who may otherwise have nothing to put on the table on a day that all Muslims should be celebrating.
Waweza ona picha mbili tofauti zikimuelezea dada yetu huyu ambaye alikuwa mwanasiasa kijana shujaa katika mapambano zidi ya wauza unga enzi hizo laiti leo angekuwapo hata hao mafisadi na wauwaji wa maalbino angepambana nao kwa nguvu zote! Ila si tija mapambano bado yanaendelea!