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1Wearing Black Clothing during Mourning
Does wearing black clothing in mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and other Imams (a.s.) have preference as the owner of Hada’iq has also said that? 
Whenever it is performed in order to greaten the religion then it is preferred.
2Playing Drum in Mourning Ceremony
What is the ruling of drumming in mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.)?
It is one of the best worships to greaten the properties of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and it is permitted to use any reasonable mean for this act; if using drum doesn’t accompany orgy music then it doesn’t have problem.
3To Use Drum and Cymbal in Mourning
What is the ruling of using drum and cymbal in mourning ceremonies and other than that?
It doesn’t have problem to use drum and cymbal in these ceremonies as it is common and without corrupted music.
4Ta’zieh and Shabih-Khani
Does Ta’zieh (a kind of passion play showing the events of Karbala) and Shabih-Khani (reenactment) have problem, and if it doesn’t have problem then please say that does it have problem for men to wear women clothes and play in their roles? And are sounds of horn and drum Haraam in Ta’zieh? At the end, please tell the conditions of performing Ta’zieh.
If Ta’zieh and Shabih-Khani are not performed with lies and corrupted instruments and doesn’t cause vilification of high dignity of Hussein ibn Ali (a.s.) or other martyrs then it doesn’t have problem and it is a precaution for men not to wear female clothes.
5To Chain-Beat by Chains that have Razor
What is the ruling of chest-beat with razor or chain-beat with a chain that has razor and to cause injury and bleeding?
As it has been mentioned before, the issue of mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) anytime and anywhere is one of the best worships and strengthens the soul of faith and Islamic courage and devotion among Muslims, but it should be performed in the way that it doesn’t give excuse to enemies of Islam and doesn’t cause abuse of that and this great and magnificent ceremony not to be weakened; therefore it should be abstained from acts that vilify the religion.
6The Appropriate Method of Performing the Mourning
Please tell your opinion about the method of mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.).
The best way of mourning is to establish magnificent ceremonies for expressing the divine goals of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and history of Karbala and analyzing its events and performing mourning ceremonies, also to gather magnificent groups of mourners with awakening and human-making mottoes and to distribute organized booklets and posters with effective and good contents and to use interesting and attractive placards or mottoes in order to enlighten the goals of imam Hussein (a.s.) and like that.
7Inappropriate Ways of Performing the Mourning
In Astara, it is a tradition that people strongly believe in that and it is in this way that: In the day of Tasoo’a (9th of Muharram) and Ashura (10th of Muharram) there is an Alam (a sign which is made of metals and is carries by a person during the mourning) in the hands of special persons that they roar (as people call) the Alam by performing some movements and even by attacking men and women and scaring children and they refer this to Imam Hussein (a.s.). People gather around that and they say that Alam moves the person with it. When Alam injures a person it means that this person is a bad one or has doubt about the Alam. Unfortunately, Alam roars in the hands of caddish persons and sometimes injures the believer persons. We ask for your opinion about this matter.
Mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) is one of the important motives for strengthening the religion but it should not be polluted with these incorrect acts that hurts mourners and vilifies respectful persons.
8To Abstain from Superstitions in Mourning
n the conditions that enemies of Islam try to seclude Muslims and want to show Islam as a superstitious religion and Muslims as illogical people by tricks, what is the ruling of performing some acts that has not been in religion and in some places some persons perform for pretending to be Muslim and pretending that they want to strengthen Islam that may cause vilification and desecration of Shi'aa and mourning?
In these conditions, it is necessary for followers of Ahl al-Bait and those who love Imam Hussein (a.s.) to abstain any act that vilifies this ceremony and instead of them to go for ceremonies that shows the greatness of goals of Imam Hussein (a.s.) more than anytime, and if some of previous Faqihs has permitted some of these acts in their age if they were living in our time then they surely had other opinions. May god make us the followers of Imam Hussein (a.s.)!
9To Pay Money to Threnodists
Is it permissible to give money to threnodists who quote some without-evidence difficulties and tragedies among their threnodies or sing them, and doesn’t quoting these matters harm the mourning?
Money is permitted to be given to them for their legal acts and people should prohibit them from Munkar when they do false acts.
10To Hear the Voice of Female Threnodist
Occupation of some of women is to recite invocations of resort to Ahl al-Bait (a.s.) in females meetings. Sometimes, when they are reciting threnodies a man or a child who discerns between good and evil enters the yard of the house and hears the sound of that woman. What is the ruling of such threnodial recitation?
In this case that you have written that woman should recite with lower sound or without singing.
11Nazr of Scraping the Head of the Child by Blade in Ashura
A couple vow that if god gives them a son then they scrape his head by blade in the day of Ashura. Is it obligatory to fulfill this Nazr, considering that these acts vilify the Shiites and mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and causes enemies to abuse them against Islam?
This Nazr is not correct because in Nazr the preference of the act is a condition and this act is not free of problem, considering that gives pretexts to enemies of Islam to attack all the matter of mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) which is one of the best acts for closeness to god, and if we assume that this act is preferred then performing Nazr about another person is not correct.
12Consumption of Sacrificed Animals of the Days of Tasoo’a and Ashura
Each year in the days of Tasoo’a and Ashura, people of the place slaughter some sheep as Nazr in front of groups of mourners that have gathered with the name of his holiness Abul Fazl (a.s.), and their price is being consumed for repair and expansion of that holy place by the board of trustees of Husseiniyya. Is it permissible to consume this money for a mosque with the name of his holiness Abul Fazl (a.s.) which is being constructed beside the road for worships and facilitation of travelers and passengers, while Husseiniyya has also strong need for repair?
It is a precaution to consume these sheep for feeding the mourners, except that there are evidences that the performers of Nazr had another purpose.
13Consumption of Sacrificed Animal that is Vowed for the Shrine of a Holy Person
How should a sheep, which is vowed for the shrine of a holy person, be consumed? Is it permissible for the performer of the vow to consume that?
The meat of the sheep, which is vowed for the shrine of a holy person, should be given to pilgrims and poor people of the place and if the person is also one of the pilgrims then he/she can have a share of that.
14Consumption of Sacrificed Animals of Mourning
In the city of Zanjan, there is a mosque named “Zeinabiyya” that in the days of mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) several cows and sheep are sacrificed for the groups of mourners in front of the mosque and a part of these meats is being consumed for feeding the mourners and a part of that is being prorated among people and the rest is being sold by the board of trustees for expanding the building of the mosque and constructing a clinic and like that. Is this act permissible?
If people know about the matter from the beginning and sacrifice with satisfaction about these matters then it doesn’t have problem and if they are not informed then the meats should be consumed for the mourning.
15Hypocrisy in Religious Issues and Mourning
Is it permissible to perform hypocrisy in duties and mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.)?
Hypocrisy is considered Haraam in any worship but pretending mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and greatening the features of religion are permitted also it is Mustahab with the intention of closeness to god, like paying alms openly for encouraging others with the intention of closeness to god which is Mustahab as it is mentioned in Qur’an.
16To Build the Maquette of the Tombs of Infallible Imams (a.s.)
Is it permissible to build samples of tombs of pure Imams (a.s.) by wood or stone?
We have no proof for prohibition of these acts.
17To Add the Word “Allah” to the Names of Imams (a.s.)
Recently, poems are being composed and read in some of religious associations in Tehran that ascribes the highly praised word of “Allah” to the holy essences of infallibles (a.s.) like that it is said I am Ali Allahi, or I am Hussein Allahi, or I am Zaynab Allahi; are these religiously permitted?
These expressions are not proper for the believers of infallibles (a.s.) religion and it is necessary to admonish these persons and to prohibit them from this act and there are good, well thought out and wise ways for praising the dignity of these superiors and there is no need for such expressions.
18To Define the Wage for Expressing the Sorrows of Ahl al-Bait (a.s.)
Is it permissible for threnodist of Ahl al-Bait (a.s.) to negotiate the wage for expressing the superiorities and sorrows of Ahl al-Bait (a.s.)?
It doesn’t have problem religiously to define the wage; but this act is not according to the dignity of threnodists and eulogists, who should be the symbol of virtue.
19Mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) in other than Muharram
In our region, people establish mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (a.s.) in summer for 5 or 10 days. They believe that events of Karbala has happened during summer, therefore we perform mourning each summer adding to the month of Muharram. Is it permissible to perform these ceremonies as a duty or should it be performed with the intention of Rija’?
It is permitted to perform this ceremony as absolute mourning anywhere and anytime which is appropriate.
20Mourning accompanied by Vilifying Acts
Please answer the following questions about mourning meetings:1) What is the ruling of composing and singing poems which contain inappropriate words (like dog, donkey, dancer, etc.) and ascribing the foresaid words to the holy place of pure Imams (a.s.) and themselves?
2) Is it permissible to imitate the sounds of dog, donkey or pigeon during chest-beating for expressing the disability against Imams (a.s.)?
3) What is the ruling of chest-beating and beating the chest and shoulder by chain while sitting or standing, with naked body, in the way that the chest becomes red or bleeds, also jogging and jumping up and down during chest-beating?
4) Is it permissible to use the word “Hussein” instead of “Hossein” (a.s.)?
5) What is the ruling of shouting, and beating the head to the wall and ground in mourning ceremonies?
Mourning of pure Imams (a.s.), especially Imam Hussein (a.s.) is one of the best acts for closeness to god and it is a very good act to compose and to read the poems which express the efforts, sorrows and devotions of those superiors; but any act, which disrespects those superiors, vilifies the religion or harms the body should be abstained. And none of insulting expressions and acts like ascribing dog to human or imitating the donkey sound is appropriate to mourning ceremonies. And people should advise all Muslims to abstain from these acts, which vilify the religion and cause sadness of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).
21To Attend Religious Meeting which have Non-Religious Goals
What is the ruling of attending the meetings which are being established under the name of religion but often their purpose is hypocrisy and they have irreligious goals?
If it is really proved to you that a meeting has irreligious goal then do not attend that.
22To Compare Personal Sorrows with Sorrows of Imams (a.s.)
If a person says that: “I have borne sorrows which are not less than sorrows of for example her holiness Fatima (s.a.) and even more!” therefore, there is no reason to cry for her because of a slap then what is the answer of this person?
According to the high rank of those superiors, their sorrows are much more important than sorrows of others. If someone slaps an ordinary person then is it equal to slapping a righteous great scholar?
23Hypocrisy in Religious Issues and Mourning
Is it permissible to perform hypocrisy in duties and mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.)?
Hypocrisy is considered Haraam in any worship but pretending mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and greatening the features of religion are permitted also it is Mustahab with the intention of closeness to god, like paying alms openly for encouraging others with the intention of closeness to god which is Mustahab as it is mentioned in Qur’an.
24To Build the Maquette of the Tombs of Infallible Imams (a.s.)
Is it permissible to build samples of tombs of pure Imams (a.s.) by wood or stone?
We have no proof for prohibition of these acts.
25Wearing Black Clothing during Mourning
Does wearing black clothing in mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and other Imams (a.s.) have preference as the owner of Hada’iq has also said that?
Whenever it is performed in order to greaten the religion then it is preferred.
26Playing Drum in Mourning Ceremony
What is the ruling of drumming in mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.)?
It is one of the best worships to greaten the properties of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and it is permitted to use any reasonable mean for this act; if using drum doesn’t accompany orgy music then it doesn’t have problem.
27To Use Drum and Cymbal in Mourning
What is the ruling of using drum and cymbal in mourning ceremonies and other than that?
It doesn’t have problem to use drum and cymbal in these ceremonies as it is common and without corrupted music.
28Ta’zieh and Shabih-Khani
Does Ta’zieh (a kind of passion play showing the events of Karbala) and Shabih-Khani (reenactment) have problem, and if it doesn’t have problem then please say that does it have problem for men to wear women clothes and play in their roles? And are sounds of horn and drum Haraam in Ta’zieh? At the end, please tell the conditions of performing Ta’zieh.
If Ta’zieh and Shabih-Khani are not performed with lies and corrupted instruments and doesn’t cause vilification of high dignity of Hussein ibn Ali (a.s.) or other martyrs then it doesn’t have problem and it is a precaution for men not to wear female clothes.
29To Chain-Beat by Chains that have Razor
What is the ruling of chest-beat with razor or chain-beat with a chain that has razor and to cause injury and bleeding?
As it has been mentioned before, the issue of mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) anytime and anywhere is one of the best worships and strengthens the soul of faith and Islamic courage and devotion among Muslims, but it should be performed in the way that it doesn’t give excuse to enemies of Islam and doesn’t cause abuse of that and this great and magnificent ceremony not to be weakened; therefore it should be abstained from acts that vilify the religion.
30The Appropriate Method of Performing the Mourning
Please tell your opinion about the method of mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.).
The best way of mourning is to establish magnificent ceremonies for expressing the divine goals of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and history of Karbala and analyzing its events and performing mourning ceremonies, also to gather magnificent groups of mourners with awakening and human-making mottoes and to distribute organized booklets and posters with effective and good contents and to use interesting and attractive placards or mottoes in order to enlighten the goals of imam Hussein (a.s.) and like that.
31Inappropriate Ways of Performing the Mourning
In Astara, it is a tradition that people strongly believe in that and it is in this way that: In the day of Tasoo’a (9th of Muharram) and Ashura (10th of Muharram) there is an Alam (a sign which is made of metals and is carries by a person during the mourning) in the hands of special persons that they roar (as people call) the Alam by performing some movements and even by attacking men and women and scaring children and they refer this to Imam Hussein (a.s.). People gather around that and they say that Alam moves the person with it. When Alam injures a person it means that this person is a bad one or has doubt about the Alam. Unfortunately, Alam roars in the hands of caddish persons and sometimes injures the believer persons. We ask for your opinion about this matter.
Mourning of Imam Hussein (a.s.) is one of the important motives for strengthening the religion but it should not be polluted with these incorrect acts that hurts mourners and vilifies respectful persons.
32To Abstain from Superstitions in Mourning
In the conditions that enemies of Islam try to seclude Muslims and want to show Islam as a superstitious religion and Muslims as illogical people by tricks, what is the ruling of performing some acts that has not been in religion and in some places some persons perform for pretending to be Muslim and pretending that they want to strengthen Islam that may cause vilification and desecration of Shi'aa and mourning?
In these conditions, it is necessary for followers of Ahl al-Bait and those who love Imam Hussein (a.s.) to abstain any act that vilifies this ceremony and instead of them to go for ceremonies that shows the greatness of goals of Imam Hussein (a.s.) more than anytime, and if some of previous Faqihs has permitted some of these acts in their age if they were living in our time then they surely had other opinions. May god make us the followers of Imam Hussein (a.s.)!
33To Pay Money to Threnodists
Is it permissible to give money to threnodists who quote some without-evidence difficulties and tragedies among their threnodies or sing them, and doesn’t quoting these matters harm the mourning?
Money is permitted to be given to them for their legal acts and people should prohibit them from Munkar when they do false acts.
34To Hear the Voice of Female Threnodist
Occupation of some of women is to recite invocations of resort to Ahl al-Bait (a.s.) in females meetings. Sometimes, when they are reciting threnodies a man or a child who discerns between good and evil enters the yard of the house and hears the sound of that woman. What is the ruling of such threnodial recitation?
In this case that you have written that woman should recite with lower sound or without singing. 