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After this fatwa, the most important text in opposition to tatbir was the book, ''[[al-Tanzih li-a'mal al-shabih]]'' by [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]], in which tatbir and other similar practices of mourning are considered as illegitimate, irrational, and a ground for undermining Shiism. The book's publication led to different reactions, and books and essays were written and published in its defense of or against it. | After this fatwa, the most important text in opposition to tatbir was the book, ''[[al-Tanzih li-a'mal al-shabih]]'' by [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]], in which tatbir and other similar practices of mourning are considered as illegitimate, irrational, and a ground for undermining Shiism. The book's publication led to different reactions, and books and essays were written and published in its defense of or against it. | ||
In answer to a [[istifta'|question]] concerning the permissibility or impermissibility of tatbir, [[Imam Khomeini]] said that it depends on whether it is harmful and on circumstances of the time, and because of present circumstances, he said that it was forbidden. [[Ayatollah Khamenei]], the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said about tatbir in [[1414]]/ | In answer to a [[istifta'|question]] concerning the permissibility or impermissibility of tatbir, [[Imam Khomeini]] said that it depends on whether it is harmful and on circumstances of the time, and because of present circumstances, he said that it was forbidden. [[Ayatollah Khamenei]], the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said about tatbir in [[1414]]/1994-5: "tatbir is an illegitimate, fabricated, and wrong practice which has, unfortunately, been propagated by some people in the last few years. Tatbir is a religious or a mourning practice, and it is certainly illegitimate and heresy, and there is no doubt that God is not happy with it, and I am not happy in my heart with those who publicly practice tatbir." Some scholars confirmed the words of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and believed that tatbir undermines Shiism and is therefore illegitimate. | ||
Other marja's have also forbidden tatbir in their fatwas, including: | Other marja's have also forbidden tatbir in their fatwas, including: | ||