Khutbah: Racism

Khutbah: Racism is an Islamic video for children aged 7 to 12 in which Imam Ajmal Masroor gives a short talk, like the one before the Friday prayer, about racism and why Islam does not allow it.

The imam begins with a question: how would you feel if someone said you were not as good as them because of your skin colour, your language or where your family comes from? We would hate it. Nobody should ever be racist.

He then tells how the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ dealt with it. The Prophet's ﷺ companions came from many peoples: Bilal, the black African who called the adhan; Salman, from Persia; Suhayb, known as "the Roman". When one companion, Abu Dharr, insulted a man by calling him the son of a black woman, the Prophet ﷺ told him that he still had ignorance in him. The imam tells how ashamed Abu Dharr was, and how he wanted to put things right.

In his last sermon, the Prophet ﷺ told people that an Arab is no better than a non-Arab, nor a white person better than a black person, except by good conduct. And Allah says in the Qur'an that He created us from one man and one woman, and made us nations and tribes so that we may get to know one another. The best of us in Allah's sight is the one with the most taqwa.

Our differences are our strength, the imam says. When we cut ourselves, everyone's blood is red. What makes a person better is kindness, sharing, generosity and helping others. It is a Miraj original.

• Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13: We created you from a male and a female and made you nations and tribes so that you may know one another. The most noble of you with Allah is the most righteous of you.
• Surah Al-Isra 17:70: We have honoured the children of Adam.
• Sahih al-Bukhari 30: Abu Dharr insulted a man through his mother, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "You are a man who still has ignorance in him."
• Musnad Ahmad 23489: An Arab is not better than a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab than an Arab, nor a white person than a black person, nor a black than a white, except by righteousness.