Hadith About Racism
What are hadiths about racism? Examples of hadiths about racism...
Bint Wathila b. al-Asqaʿ reported that she heard her father (ra) say, “I said, ‘O, Messenger of Allah! What is ʿaṣabiyya (racism, tribalism, tribal solidarity)?’ And he answered, ‘To befriend your own people even when they are wrong.’” (Abu Daʾud, al-Adab, 111-112)
According to Jundab b. ʿAbd Allah al-Bajali (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “He who is killed while propogating racism or under the banner of a group which is gone astray by blindly supporting tribalism/racism, dies the death of one belonging to the time of the Jahiliyya.” (Muslim, al-Imara, 57)
According to Jubayr b. Mutʿim (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said,“He who appeals to racism does not belong to us; and he who fights for the sake of racism does not belong to us; and he who dies for the sake of racism does not belong to us.” (Abu Daʾud, al-Adab, 111-112)
According to Ibn ʿUmar (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) gave a sermon to the people on the day of the conquest of Mecca and said, “O, people! Allah has removed from you the conceit of the Jahiliyya and its custom of praising forefathers. So, now there are two types of men: One who is reverent and fearful of Allah and who is honored before Allah, and one who is shameless and miserable and who is insignificant before Allah. People are the children of Adam and Allah created Adam from dust...” (al-Tirmidhi, Tafsir al-Qurʾan, 49; Abu Daʾud, al-Adab, 110-111)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
