{"id":129360,"date":"2025-07-22T08:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=129360"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:22:51","slug":"grand-ayatollah-shirazi-ziyarah-of-imam-hussein-peace-be-upon-him-takes-precedence-over-self-preservation-when-in-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/grand-ayatollah-shirazi\/129360-grand-ayatollah-shirazi-ziyarah-of-imam-hussein-peace-be-upon-him-takes-precedence-over-self-preservation-when-in-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Ziyarah of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) Takes Precedence Over Self-Preservation When in Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi led his daily scholarly session on Saturday, the 23rd of Muharram, July 19, where he addressed various jurisprudential questions from attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the virtue of Ziyarah of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stated: &#8220;The Ziyarah of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) is the only recommended act (Mustahabb) that, in cases of conflict with any other recommended act, such as performing prayers at their prescribed time, takes precedence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-19_19-39-39-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-19_19-39-39-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-19_19-39-39-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-19_19-39-39-2-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His Eminence further elaborated: &#8220;Although the pilgrimage to Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) is a recommended act, it can be said that it is the only recommended act that, in cases of conflict with exposing oneself to mortal danger (ta&#8217;ridh al-nafs li al-qatl), is given precedence based on an &#8216;Iqtida&#8217;i&#8217; (demanding) ruling. 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