What is the ruling on acting out the roles of the Companions and the Successors in summer camps?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : The question is: What is the ruling on acting out the roles of the Companions and the Successors, as happens in summer camps and elsewhere?
The Shaykh : I see that acting out the roles of the Companions and the Imams from the Successors and others is not permissible, because that leads to their disparagement and contempt.
Especially if the one performing the role is not from the people of righteousness, such as a shaven man who puts a false beard on himself and acts out one of these people; then that is not permissible. And what should be done is to avoid all acting out, but if the acting out does not include anything forbidden and it is in treating one of the problems, then I hope there is no harm in that.
But if it includes something forbidden, such as lying or the like, then that is not permissible. And it has come in the hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 16:80
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : The question is: What is the ruling on acting out the roles of the Companions and the Successors, as happens in summer camps and elsewhere?
The Shaykh : I see that acting out the roles of the Companions and the Imams from the Successors and others is not permissible, because that leads to their disparagement and contempt.
Especially if the one performing the role is not from the people of righteousness, such as a shaven man who puts a false beard on himself and acts out one of these people; then that is not permissible. And what should be done is to avoid all acting out, but if the acting out does not include anything forbidden and it is in treating one of the problems, then I hope there is no harm in that.
But if it includes something forbidden, such as lying or the like, then that is not permissible. And it has come in the hadith: