She addressed Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and said, “O Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen! How can you give me the same amount that you gave her, whereas I am an Arab woman and she is merely a freed slave!”

Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, “I looked into the Kitaab of Allah Ta‘ala, and I did not find that the children of Nabi Ismaa’eel (‘alaihis salaam) (i.e. the Arabs) have any superiority over the children of Nabi Ishaaq (‘alaihis salaam) (i.e. the non-Arabs). It is for this reason that I have given you equal shares.”

(Sunan Kubra lil-Bayhaqi 12990)