Religious Events: Ruling on Self-Humiliation Practices at the Shrines of the Imams (a.s.)

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Religious Events: Ruling on Self-Humiliation Practices at the Shrines of the Imams (a.s.)

English:

Question #1441:

What is the ruling in the matter of people who let themselves fall onto the floor before they enter the Holy Shrines of Imams (a.s.), rubbing their face and chest on the ground and bruising their body?

Answer #1441:

There is no evidence in Islamic Law that may lend support to such behavior that is not considered as showing empathy with the plight of the Imams (a.s.). Moreover, it is not permissible if it causes serious bodily harm or besmirches the image of our school of thought.

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