2 Jumaadal Ukhra 1448 AH٢ جمادى الآخرة ١٤٤٨ هـ

Using Models/ Props to Teach Children Practical Hajj

24 Dhul Qa'dah 1447 | 12 May 2026 242 views

Question

Can students learn how to perform hajj practically by using a big box to explain the tawaaf etc. They will have to walk around the box and basically do a the entire Hajj by walking around the box etc and using other objects as the mountains of Safa and Marwa

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh.

If boxes or other props are used without making them resemble the actual Ka‘bah (e.g., draping a black cloth over them), then it is permissible.

However, this should not be done in a public setting so as not to give onlookers the wrong impression.[1]

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

Azhar Mownah

Student Darul Iftaa
Mauritius

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Muhammad Zakariyya Desai.

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