Is it permissible to act out the stories of the prophets in schools or elsewhere?

Question : The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a female teacher to explain the story of Musa (peace be upon him) to the female students by taking a stick with her to imitate the stick of Musa, and moving the stick to show that it turned into a snake?

Answer : This is permissible. It is not permissible for a person to act out the stories of the previous prophets or the past nations, because it is not possible to know the manner in which these events occurred, nor is it possible to know the nature of their personalities. Therefore, it is wrong that what has spread among people, such as the story of the People of the Trench, is acted out by men. This is not permissible because we do not know the manner in which the People of the Trench were established. Were they tall or short? Were they fat or thin? Were they dark-complexioned or red-complexioned?
We do not know. So, acting them out in a specific way while we do not know is considered lying and speaking without knowledge. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: It is not permissible for a woman to act out the stick of Musa (peace and blessings be upon him), nor how he moved it, nor how he threw it. It is sufficient to explain to them the meaning of throwing, and the stick does not need explanation because every person knows it.