Purity: Is Blood from Self-Inflicted Injury in Mourning Ceremonies Considered Pure?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Is Blood from Self-Inflicted Injury in Mourning Ceremonies Considered Pure?

English:

Question #266:

During a mourning ceremony for Imam Ḥusayn (a.) a person strikes his head forcefully against the wall and blood gushes out splashing on the heads and faces of other participants in the ceremony. Is this blood pure?

Answer #266:

Human blood is najis in all circumstances.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Najis Substances