Religious Events: Ruling on Death from Self-Inflicted Wounds in Mourning Ceremonies

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Religious Events: Ruling on Death from Self-Inflicted Wounds in Mourning Ceremonies

English:

Question #1446:

In gatherings held for the commemoration of the demise of the Imams (a.s.), if hitting with a machete leads to one’s death, is it considered suicide?

Answer #1446:

If this practice does not usually lead to death, the ruling of suicide does not apply to it. However, if it was known at the outset that it may endanger one’s life, yet the person did it and died, it is ruled to be a suicidal act.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Religious Events