Question: Is hitting oneself with swords ḥalāl if it is done in secret? Or is your fatwā in this regard universal?
Answer: Qamazanī is not held by common view as manifestations of mourning and grief, it has no precedent at the lifetime of the Imams (a.s.) and even after that, and we have not received any tradition quoted from the Infallibles (a.s.) about any support to this act. Moreover, this practice would, at the present time, give others a bad image of our school of thought. Therefore, it is not permissible in any situation.
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