Black Skin

Question :

I read in an Islamic book that the original black-skinned person was one of Nuh's children. The author goes on to say that, that son once came upon his father unaware and saw his private parts. So Nuh, peace be upon him, Some False Belifs supplicated against him that his skin should become black, and from that son all black people have descended. Is this story true?

Answer:

This is how it is mentioned in some books that depend on narrations of the Israelites, some of them mention something different about that.

What is obvious is that these stories are false; blackness and other traits in appearance are from Allah's creation: He made some of us white, some of us red, some of us black, and some in- between, just as he made some of us tall and others short, some of us sane and others insane.

In the disparity we witness in human beings, there is a lesson for those who reflect. That we are all from the descendants of Adam, indicates the perfect ability of the All-Mighty, the All- Knower. Allah Almighty says:
"And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colors."

Source:
Ibn Jibreen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8 Pages 331-332