What is the ruling on building a Ka'bah for the purpose of training for Hajj?
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The questioner:
This is Salim. He says that in our country, they build a Ka'bah for the purpose of training for Hajj.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, even if a decision were issued by the Council of Senior Scholars to prohibit it and it were circulated to the Islamic countries; this is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
A woman comes to perform Hajj at this image and does not come to the Ka'bah. She says, "This Ka'bah is here, so where do I go?" This is a means to evil, and it is not permissible. Education is not done through images. Education is done through studying books and teaching books, interpreting verses and hadiths. It does not require images. Yes.
This is Salim. He says that in our country, they build a Ka'bah for the purpose of training for Hajj.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, even if a decision were issued by the Council of Senior Scholars to prohibit it and it were circulated to the Islamic countries; this is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
A woman comes to perform Hajj at this image and does not come to the Ka'bah. She says, "This Ka'bah is here, so where do I go?" This is a means to evil, and it is not permissible. Education is not done through images. Education is done through studying books and teaching books, interpreting verses and hadiths. It does not require images. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم بناء كعبة بقصد التدريب على الحج؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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