Is this Hadith authentic?
يا أيها الناس، ألا إن ربكم واحد، وإن أباكم واحد، ألا لا فضل لعربي على عجمي ، ولا لعجمي على عربي، ولا أحمر على أسود، ولا أسود على أحمر، إلا بالتقوى
Answer:
Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had mentioned this in the sermon he delivered during the days of Hajj.
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5 pg. 411)
‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable.
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 3 pg. 266. Also see Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 612)
Translation
O People! Certainly your Rabb is one, your father is one. An Arab has no virtue over a Non Arab, nor does a Non Arab have virtue over an Arab, a red skinned person is not more virtuous than a dark skinned person nor is a dark skinned person more virtuous than a red skinned person except through Taqwa.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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