Fatwa ID: 08920
Answered by: Maulana Sakib Shadman
Question:
Is it permissible to make a Hajj play with a replica Ka’bah for the purpose of education?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Making a replica of the Ka’bah is only permissible for educational purposes, however you MUST make it clear that this Ka’bah is NOT the real Ka’bah and holds no virtue nor reward. You and your community must not start revering this replica Ka’bah and you must not attach any importance to it.
As long as you are confident of protecting yourself from such blasphemy, it will be permissible for you to utilize this replica Ka’bah for educational purposes.
It is best to stick a sign on this replica Ka’bah highlighting the fact that it is merely a replica. And it is definitely better to simply put a plain black cloth around a box and use it as a replica Ka’bah so that its appearance varies compared to the actual Ka’bah Sharif.
References:
وَمَا أَدَّى إلَى الْحَرَامِ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ.
ص157 – كتاب بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع – فصل بيان من يصلح للإمامة على التفصيل – المكتبة الشاملة
بِأَنَّ دَرْءَ الْمَفْسَدَةِ مُقَدَّمٌ عَلَى جَلْبِ الْمَصْلَحَةِ
ص57 – كتاب حاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار ط الحلبي – باب إدراك الفريضة – المكتبة الشاملة
أَنَّ الْأَصْلَ فِي الْأَشْيَاءِ الْإِبَاحَةُ، وَأَنَّ الْحُرْمَةَ بِالنَّهْيِ عَنْهَا شَرْعًا، فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ؛ لِأَنَّ شُرْبَ الْخَمْرِ، وَأَكْلَ الْمَيْتَةِ لَمْ يُحَرَّمْ إلَّا بِالنَّهْيِ عَنْهُمَا، وَبَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْأُصُولِ فِي هَذَا كَلَامٌ لَيْسَ هَذَا مَوْضِعُ بَيَانِهِ. .
ص77 – كتاب المبسوط للسرخسي – باب تعدي العامل – المكتبة الشاملة
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَابِسِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ الأَسْوَدِ فَقَبَّلَهُ، فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ لاَ تَضُرُّ وَلاَ تَنْفَعُ، وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُقَبِّلُكَ مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ.
Narrated `Abis bin Rabi`a: `Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said “No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) kissing you I would not have kissed you.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1597
Chapter 50: What is said regarding the Black Stone, Book 25: Hajj (Pilgrimage)
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1597
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[Surah Al-Ḥajj: 32]
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Maulana Sakib Shadman
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham