Religious Events: Ruling on Using Mourning Standards in Ashura Rituals and Processions

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Religious Events: Ruling on Using Mourning Standards in Ashura Rituals and Processions

English:

Question #1434:

What is the ruling in the matter of using mourning standards in the rituals/processions commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Ḥusayn (a.s.) by putting it in the masjid or carrying it along with the mourners?

Answer #1434:

There is no problem in so doing in itself. However, this should not be perceived as part of the religious tradition.

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