Race and Tribe in Islam: Difference between revisions

{{Quote|{{citation|editor=Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid|chapter=Fatwa 182686: Is the Arab Muslim better than the non-Arab Muslim?|date=September 24th, 2017|url=https://islamqa.info/en/answers/182686/is-the-arab-muslim-better-than-the-non-arab-muslim|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118194723/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/182686/is-the-arab-muslim-better-than-the-non-arab-muslim}}|In the answer to question no. 115934, we noted that '''Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa‘ah are unanimously agreed that the Arabs are superior to others in terms of descent and lineage, and that regarding the Arabs as superior is in general terms''', and does not apply at the individual level. So a non-Arab who is pious and righteous is better than an Arab who falls short in his duties to Allah, may He be exalted.}}{{Quote|{{citation|publisher=Islam Question & Answer|date=May 27th, 2008|chapter=Fatwa 115934: Superiority of the Arab|editor=Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid|trans_title=فضل العرب|url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/115934/%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213022432/https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/115934/%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8}}|It is from that which is decided from the sunnah of the prophet that Arabism [''urubah''; ‎lit. “the quality of being ‎Arabian”<ref>[http://ejtaal.net/aa/#hw4=h715,ll=2084,ls=h5,la=h2863,sg=h701,ha=h4‎‎73,br=h634,pr=h104,aan=h407,mgf=h593,vi=h257,kz=h1608,mr=h420,mn=h911,uqw=h‎‎1064,umr=h711,ums=h591,umj=h524,ulq=h1202,uqa=h286,uqq=h237,bdw=h587,amr=‎h425,asb=h640,auh=h1033,dhq=h365,mht=h591,msb=h159,tla=h70,amj=h516,ens=h28‎‎,mis=h1439 Lane’s Lexicon ‎عروبة‎]</ref> is superior over other races. This is because ‎Allah chose Muhammad from the Arabs and made the Quran – which is the eternal ‎message – Arabic. And the Sunnis [lit. “people of the Sunnah”] have agreed upon the ‎superiority of the Arabism over other races and lineages.‎

The superiority of Arabism is a superiority of class [''jins''] and not individual, for the ‎devout and pious non-Arab is better than the Arab who is negligent about the truth of ‎Allah. Also, the superiority of Arabism is choice from Allah almighty. It is possible that its ‎wisdom is apparent to us, and it is possible that its wisdom is not apparent to us – except ‎that there‏ ‏are in the Arab those attributes and faults that indicate the face of this ‎preference. […]‎

‎“Also, the superiority of the Arab, then the Quraysh, and then the Bani Hashim is not ‎merely due to the existence of the prophet among them – even if this is part of their ‎superiority. Rather, they are superior in and of themselves. Thus, the messenger of Allah ‎is proven to be superior in person and lineage, otherwise circularity is necessitated. […]‎

‎“This is why it has come in a hadith: ‘Love of the Arab is faith [''iman''], and hatred for ‎them is hypocrisy’. […]‎

‎“The reason for this superiority – and Allah knows best – is what they have been favored ‎with in their intellects, tongues, morals, and deeds, and that is because superiority is ‎either by beneficial knowledge or righteous deeds. Also, knowledge has a basis, and that ‎is the strength of the intellect – that is in memorization and understanding; perfection ‎also, and that is in the power of logic – that is in explanation and expression. And the ‎Arabs are better at understanding than others, better preserved, and more capable of ‎explanation and expression. And their tongue is the most perfect of tongues in ‎explanation, at differentiating different and similar meanings, and combines many ‎meanings in a few words.‎

‎“And as for deed, this is based on morals, which are based on natural instincts in the ‎soul. And their instincts are more obedient to the good than those of others, for they are ‎closest to generosity, gentleness, courage, loyalty, and other such praiseworthy moral ‎traits.” End.‎