Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “You are not superior to a [white] or black-skinned person, unless you excel him in piety.” (Ahmad) Is this narration reliable?
Tag Archives: Racism
July, 2020
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14 July
Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn Jarrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) explains non racial supremacy
Question What is the primary source of this narration and is it authentic? It is reported that Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn Jarrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “O people! Yes, I am a man from Quraysh, but there is not a white man [literally: red], nor a black man amongst you who exceeds me in righteousness [taqwa] except that I wish I was …
November, 2018
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19 November
An incident on racism
Question Is this narration authentic? Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abdir Rahman reports that Qays bin Matatiyyah once came to a gathering that included Salman Al Farisi, Suhayb Ar Rumi and Bilal (radiyallahu ‘anhum) and remarked, “Here [in the gathering are the Aws and Khazraj tribes who have stood up to assist that man [i.e Rasulullah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam] [This I …