Fathwa, - The caste system

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I would firstly like to thank you for the great website that you provide to Muslims around the world. May Allah reward you for this good achievement )Ameen(. My question is what does it mean when Allah says I have separated you in tribes and nations so that you can recognize one another? Is this talking about the caste system )where caste has been referred as tribes( that many people believe in today’s world? There are many young Muslims in theUKwho take great interest in their religion but are very confused about following and believing in the caste system. Many families have fallen apart due to the strong belief many parents have in their caste. This problem arises more often when looking for a spouse for marriage. I have become conscious that parents strictly find it necessary that their children’s marriages should not occur outside their own caste. Does Islam separate Muslims in different groups and does not allow marriage connections with one another?
As far as I have practiced Islam, Muslims should seek a righteous spouse for marriage. Religion and good character should be the top concern of every Muslim when looking for a spouse. Should parents take family and caste as their top priority? I am aware that parents have the right in the involvement in their children’s marriage, but is it wrong and against Islam to ask your parents to get you married to who you believe is a better suitor )more religious( than who your parents have chosen? Young Muslims like myself would like to follow Islam the best we can and have the blessings of Allaah and on the other hand keep our parents happy and have the blessings from our parents.
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammadis His slave and Messenger.
The verse that you are referring to is the saying of Allaah )which means(: }O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the Most honourable of you with Allaah is that who has At-Taqwa )God's fear({]49:13[. This verse affirms that all mankind are equal, and that Allaah does not look to our race or colour, but to our piety and righteous actions. Being of a different race or colour is only in order to know each other. That's why according to the most preponderant opinion of the scholarswhat has to be taken into account as a characteristic for the suitability of marriage is religion and good moral character. The Prophetsaid: "If a person whom you are pleased with his religion and moral character proposes to you for marriage, then you should give her in marriage." ]At-Tirmithi[ So if a given society does not apply this principle, corruption will be widespread and the number of spinsters will increase. Therefore, it is not permissible for parents to refuse qualified and suitable men who seek to marry their daughter. It is also not permissible for a guardian to oblige his pubescent virgin daughter to marry someone she does not want to marry, according to the most preponderant opinion of the scholars. There is no harm if the sons suggest to their father whoever is more suitable and qualified to be an accepted fiancé.
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Fathwa, - They experienced racial abuse in the mosque

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Assalamu alaikum, May Allah continue to bless and increase you in knowledge for your good works. I am a black African living in a Muslim country in south-east Asia with my husband on professional contract. I love Ramadhan and i never missed Taraweeh prayers until i came here. The issue is that, whenever i go to the mosque during Ramadhan i feel i am treated like a leper. People don't want to stand beside me during prayers, and if they mistakenly do they move away as soon as they realise its me. My husband also receives the same treatment at the male side. They openly laugh and point at me. I have asked if i did something wrong but nothing was said..I have stayed away from some rituals performed at the mosque during Eid because i am not familiar with them...beacuse i know eid as consisting of 2 rak'ats and sermon from the Imam, and no chanting afterwards.I don't know if my absence at such chanting has hurt peoples feelings but i meant no disrespect..i just politely declined to join the chanting. My feeling are very hurt by such treatment from fellow Muslims, i feel like i am being racially profiled. I am not asking for any special treatment, but just some respect as a fellow Muslim worshiper. I stayed away from Taraweeh prayers last year )but both my husband and i prayed at home( because of this issue, but i plan to go this year Insha Allah. Please, was i wrong to have stayed away from the mosque because this treatment? Masalaam
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, is His slave and Messenger.
We have already explained in Fatwa 84769that Islam has prohibited racism and treating people on the basis of race, color, and so on, and that it fought this and considered it as a reprehensible act. Islam considers faith and piety as the basis for a person being better than another, so please refer to the above Fatwa. When the Muslims applied this in the early times, they conquered and ruled, and when they ignored these principles, they became weak and humiliated.
Therefore, if those sisters are treating you in the manner which you mentioned in the question, and those brothers are treating your husband the same way you are treated, then those sisters and brothers are very wrong. Hence, one should advise them in a wise manner and good admonition, hoping that they would return to the way of right conduct.
As regards the Taraaweeh prayer, it is a Sunnah and not an obligation. Besides, the woman's prayer in her own home is better than her praying in the mosque as the Prophetsaid: "…And their homes are better for them." ]Abu Daawood[ Therefore, you are not wrong by not performing the Taraaweeh prayer in the mosque.
With regard to the ‘Eed prayer, it is a confirmed Sunnah, so it is recommended that all the Muslims go out for it including the women, even the menstruating women, who should witness the good and the gathering of the Muslims but they should not perform the prayer )as they are not pure(.
It was reported thatUmm ‘Atiyyahsaid:“The Prophetordered us to take out for ‘Eed Al-Fitr and ‘Eed Al-Adhha prayers, the adolescent girls, the women in seclusion and the menstruating women, but ordered the menstruating women to keep away from the Musalla )the place of the prayer(.”]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
Nonetheless, a woman is not sinful for not attending the ‘Eed prayer. However, if you can overlook the misconduct of those sisters and attend the ‘Eed prayer, then this is better.
Finally, we do not know what you mean by the chanting that takes place after the ‘Eed prayer; if this chanting is Islamic songs and the like as a way of celebrating this day, then this is permissible, but if this is a kind of Thikr )mention of Allaah( that is done as an act of worship, then there is no basis for it in Islam; rather, it is a kind of innovation and it is not permissible to attend it.
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Fathwa, - Racism must be denounced even if it comes from parents

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my family )my parents and my brother( are racist and always think little about my husband who is from another culture )eventhough he is a Muslim also(. They didn't stop me when I married him, they agreed with the marriage and everything. But ever since afterthe marriage, they show so much racism and they put him down. My husband is a great husband and he is a wonderful father to my baby. He is a very pious man and prays 5 times and he fears Allah. He feels very hurt with the way my family treats him and I feel so hurt too. When my mom visited me after I delivered a baby )we stayed in another city from my parents(, she quickly ran back to her home because she was not able to live with our lifestyle )because we are poor( and she didn't like my husband, leaving me alone with a newborn baby. And I visited to their city and their home twice since after my baby was born )now he is 1 yr old(, and every time my husband was at their home, they were very unhappy with him even though my husband was so kind to him and didn't do anything wrong. My parents love me and they helped us a lot even financially. My parents were like watching his every move and always finding faults in him and said bad things about him to me and made me cry. And my brother doesn't like my baby because I gave my baby an Arabic name that he doesn't like and he started to call my baby some random names and I told him to only call the name I gave. That angered him so much and he told me never to come back to my parents home and never bring my baby and husband there. He said we are nothing but trouble to our parents. I feel very hurt by it. My parents are on my brother's side as always and always think I m always at fault. I would like to ask question that, if I disobey my parents in this way )by being against racism and injustice(, will I go to hell since Jannah is under my mom's feet?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, is His Slave and Messenger.
Racism is a form of the fanaticism of the Pre-Islamic era that Islam dispraises and calls for fighting it. The people are fromAadam, andAadamis from dust and there is no superiority of anyone over another except in terms of Taqwa )piety and righteousness(. Allaah The Almighty says )what means(: }O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allaah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allaah is Knowing and Acquainted.{]Quran 49: 13[
For more benefit about racism, kindly refer to Fataawa 84769and 86205.
Having known that racism is something evil, it is obligatory to denounce it whether it comes from the parents or from anyone else. Denouncing evil has nothing to do with being undutiful to one’s parents, but kindness, leniency, wisdom and good instruction should be adopted while doing that. Also, it is not permissible to make the bad treatment of the parents an excuse to treat them badly for the children's duty to be dutiful to them and to treat them in a good way can never be waived. For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 86982.
On the other hand, your brother has no right to call your son a name other than what you have called him. Also, he has no right to prevent you from visiting your family; rather, this is a call for severing ties of kinship. You should maintain ties with your kinship, even if your brother does not accept that. There is no blame on you if you take your husband and son along with you, even if your brother does not accept that. Anyway, he should be advised to fear Allaah The Almighty and renounce such hateful manners.
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