The Meaning of Criticizing Lineages
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Question:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1001Hasan (Darussalam), and among the things mentioned was attacking people’s lineages. What is the meaning of this phrase? We say, “So-and-so has no origin,” or “So-and-so is not of my tribe,” or “So-and-so’s lineage is bad.” We attack people’s lineages. Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is a sin to cut into people’s lineages and diminish them. For it is not permissible to look down upon a Muslim, no matter who he is.[Al-Hujurat 49:13] Did it harm Bilal and Salman that they were not Arabs? They are the best of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) after the ten promised Paradise. These are Salman and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with them), among the earliest to embrace Islam, and they are Arabs.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There are four matters in my nation that are from the matters of Jahiliyyah
أَرْبَعٌ فِي أُمَّتِي مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِAnswer:
It is a sin to cut into people’s lineages and diminish them. For it is not permissible to look down upon a Muslim, no matter who he is.
Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you
إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/132 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:02:01)
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