Xe-NO-phobia

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Xe-NO-phobia

 

 

A man once visited the Masjid of Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) in Madinah. There he saw a group of people sitting and discussing their faith. Among them were Sayyiduna Salman (r.a)  from Persia, Sayyiduna Suhayb (r.a) who grew up in the Eastern Roman Empire and was regarded as a Greek, and Sayyiduna Bilal (r.a) who was an African . The man then said: “If the (Madinan) tribes of Aws and Khazraj support Muhammad, (it is understood because they are Arabs like him) they are his people. But what are these (foreign) people doing here?”

 

(Implying an obvious dislike for foreigners) Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) became very angry when this was reported to him. He went to the Masjid and summoned the people to prayer. He then addressed them saying: “Oh people, know that the Lord and Sustainer is One. Your ancestor is one; your faith is one. The Arabism of anyone of you is not (by virtue of the nobility of) your mother or father. It is no more than a tongue (language).”

 

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) further said: “Let people stop boasting about their ancestors. One is only a pious believer or a miserable sinner. All men are sons of Adam, and Adam came from dust.” (Abu Dawud)

 

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “He is not of us who advocates the cause of racial discrimination, he is not of us who fights in the cause of racial discrimination and he is not of us who dies in the cause of racial discrimination.” (Abu Dawud)