Ruling on Practically Applying the Rituals of Hajj Using a Model of the Ka'bah

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person teaches young children and instructs them in the manner of Hajj. So he performed a practical application, entered the state of ihram, brought a box which was a refrigerator carton, painted it black, and began to circumambulate it, performing the manner of Hajj. What is the ruling on this action?

Answer:
This is a type of matter regarding which the Committee of Senior Scholars and the Fiqh Academies have issued rulings forbidding the making of a model of the Ka'bah; because this leads to a danger, namely that people believe this model is the Ka'bah, and the ignorant become attached to it. So this action is not permissible. Since he teaches and instructs them, the teaching is good. But that he performs a play for them, this play is not teaching. This is not permissible. It means people have become so foolish that they do not know anything except plays. Yes.