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Question: What is the ruling on the presence of women in the ‘Arbaeen procession?
Answer: There is no problem for women to walk and attend the ‘Arbaeen ceremony if the shar‘ī regulations and relevant laws and regulations are followed.

World needs to know Imam Hussain and Arbaeen Walk best media for it

Sep 14, 2022 – Today, we need to help the world to know Hussain ibn Ali … Today, they talk against Islam and Islamic teachings with hundreds of various means. In confronting this hostile move made by the camp of disbelief and arrogance, it is the movement for knowing Hussain (pbuh) that can single-handedly resist, stand firm, and introduce the truth of Islam and the Qur’an to the world. The logic of Hussain ibn Ali (pbuh) is the logic of defending the truth and resistance against oppression, transgression, deviation, and arrogance. This is the logic of Imam Hussain (pbuh). Today, the world needs this logic. Today, the world is witness to the rule of disbelief, arrogance, and corruption. The world is witness to the rule of oppression. Imam Hussain’s message is a message to save the world. The great movement of Arbaeen conveys this message to the whole world, and with God’s favour and grace, this movement should be strengthened on a daily basis.
Ayatollah Khamenei
Sept. 18, 2019

Guidelines from the Supreme Religious Authority about Arba’een

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful
To, Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah grant him long life):

Salamun alaikum warahmatullah wa barakatuh

We are a number of pilgrims setting out to Karbala to attend the Arbaeen and pay tribute to Imam Hussain (as), peace be upon him. In order for us to benefit from this spiritual journey and earn the reward of visiting the tomb of the Chief of Martyrs (pbuh) as well as to know what we do not know, we are in need of your fatherly advice which we hope to spread across all segments of the community. May Allah grant you long life. We earnestly call on you to furnish us with your advice and pray for us.

A group of Momeneen

Answer by Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah grant him long life):
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful

Praise belongs to Allah and peace and benedictions of Allah be upon our master, Muhammad (pbuh) and his pure progeny (pbut).
It is befitting for Momineen (believers) whom Allah has granted success to perform pilgrimage, to note that Allah, the Exalted, selected prophets and their noble successors from amongst His servants to be divine proofs and authority over people and that whose teachings people should follow to be guided aright. Allah has encouraged people to visit the sacred sites so that those infallible leaders are continuously remembered and held in reverence. Since those nobles are the best examples of servitude to Allah, the Glorified and jihad in His way and sacrifice for the cause of His everlasting religion, visiting their shrines, commemorating them and narrating their stories will remind the Momineen of Allah, the Exalted, His doctrines and injunctions. Hence, it is one of the essentials of this pilgrimage that the pilgrim, in addition to remembering Imam Hussain’s (pbuh) sacrifices and devotion in the way of Allah, the Exalted, observes the teachings of Islam including those relating to prayer, hijab, self-reform, selflessness and moral etiquette etc. so that his pilgrimage may be a step towards developing and training the soul for accepting these and consolidating their effects until the next pilgrimage. It is only by so doing that attending these ceremonies will be practically the same as attending the lessons of the Imam, peace be upon him.

Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi issues message to Arbaeen activists
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA):

The Arbaeen Walk and the pilgrimage of Sayyed al-Shahada have become a magnificent scene of expressing devotion to the family of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, inviting all the freedom seekers of the world, with the help of Hussain ibn Ali, peace be upon him.

The text of Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi’s message is as follows:

In The Name of God
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to all those involved, presenters, and officials who played a role in organizing the glorious Arbaeen ceremony, as well as to the officials of the Arbaeen headquarters in Iran and Iraq, and I hope that this conference will also achieve its desired goals.

Speaking of the deep love of the advocates of Seyyed al-Shuhada, peace be upon him, which is clearly manifested in the pilgrimage of Arbaeen, is beyond this message, but it should be noted that in this age, the walk of Arbaeen and the pilgrimage of Seyyed al-Shuhada, peace be upon him, is a magnificent scene of expressing devotion to the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) family. His innocence and purity, peace be upon him, and the announcement of his acquittal from the oppression of the oppressors, and the invitation of all the freedom seekers of the world, have become the consolation of Hussain ibn Ali, peace be upon him.