Is an explanation in the form of a dialogue read to students considered a forbidden representation?

Scholars have issued fatwas permitting the composition and creation of educational dialogues and their recitation, due to the educational and pedagogical benefits they contain. This is based on the statement of Ibn Hajar al-Haytami regarding the permissibility of listening to marvels and strange tales for entertainment, or for the purpose of giving examples, admonitions, and teaching bravery. It is also based on the statement of Muhammad Rashid Rida that these dramatic stories are like the Maqamat (assemblies) that scholars composed for admonition and benefit.

Two conditions are stipulated for the permissibility of these dialogues: that they are free from forbidden content, and that they are not attributed to a real person. This is because attributing them to a real person would constitute a lie and deception. Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen affirmed the permissibility of giving examples with unreal stories, citing Quranic verses, while prohibiting attributing lies to a real person or using lies to make people laugh. These dialogues differ from acting in that they do not involve embodying characters; rather, their purpose is to learn correct pronunciation and expression.