What is the ruling on scouting campfires, which involve the use of tambourines and some songs and movements, as well as performances critical of society, knowing that Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen issued a fatwa permitting participation in scouting?

Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen issued a fatwa permitting participation in scouting in Saudi Arabia due to the absence of Sharia-prohibited elements therein. However, this fatwa cannot be generalized to all scouting troops worldwide, as their circumstances differ. A fatwa changes with the change of time, place, and circumstances. What the attached link contains, such as dancing, playing the daff (tambourine), and imitating women, is prohibited. The joining of girls in these groups leads to mixing (between genders) and traveling without a mahram (unmarriageable kin), which is a grave evil. As for purposeful acting, it is a contemporary issue and is permissible with Sharia-compliant controls, but those who perform it often fall into forbidden acts due to their ignorance of Sharia rulings. Thus, scouting troops do not have a single ruling; their ruling varies according to their circumstances and reality.