Ka’bah shaped cookies and cakes
| Fatwa #2156 | Category: Food & Drink | Country: Zambia | Date: 9th June 2026 |
| Fatwa #2156 | Date: 9th June 2026 |
| Category: Food & Drink | |
| Country: Zambia | |
Question
Are we allowed to bake cookies and cakes that are the shape of the ka’bah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Holy Ka’bah is one of the most sacred salient features of Islam. Its denigration in any form cannot be tolerated. A cookie or cake shaped in this shape is then cut and eaten, both of which contrast with the honour that is to be afforded to this sacred house. Therefore, it is not permissible to bake cookies and cakes in this shape.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia