Surah 17 · 17:3
Surah Al-Isra 17:3
Al-Isra · The Night Journey
ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍۚ إِ
Thurriyyata man hamalnamaAAa noohin innahu kana AAabdan shakoora
O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.
(Wahai) keturunan orang yang Kami bawa bersama Nuh. Sesungguhnya dia (Nuh) adalah hamba (Allah) yang banyak bersyukur."
Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Musa and how He was given the Tawrah
When Allah mentions how He took His servant Muhammad ﷺ, on the Journey by Night, He follows it by mentioning Musa, His servant and Messenger who also spoke with Him. Allah often mentions Muhammad ﷺ and Musa (AH.) together, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them both, and he mentions the Tawrah and the Qur'an together. So after mentioning the Isra', He says:
وَءَاتَيْنَآ مُوسَى الْكِتَـبَ
(And We gave Musa the Scripture), meaning the Tawrah.
وَجَعَلْنَاهُ
(and made it), meaning the Scripture,
هُدًى
(a guidance), meaning a guide,
لِّبَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ أَلاَّ تَتَّخِذُواْ
(for the Children of Israel (saying): "Take none...") means, lest they should take,
مِن دُونِى وَكِيلاً
("... other than Me as (your) Wakil") means, `you have no protector, supporter or god besides Me,' because Allah revealed to every Prophet that he should worship Him alone with no partner or associate. Then Allah says:
ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ
(O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh) by addressing the descendants of those who were carried in the ship with Nuh there is a reminder of the blessings, as if Allah is saying: `O descendants of those whom We saved and carried in the ship with Nuh, follow in the footsteps of your father,
إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا
(Verily, he was a grateful servant). `Remember the blessing I have granted you by sending Muhammad ﷺ.' Imam Ahmad reported that Anas bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِنَّ اللهَ لَيَرْضَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الْأَكْلَةَ أَوْ يَشْرَبَ الشَّرْبَةَ فَيَحْمَدَ اللهَ عَلَيْهَا»
(Allah will be pleased with His servant if, when he eats something or drinks something, he praises Allah for it.)" This was also recorded by Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i. Malik said about Zayd bin Aslam: "He used to praise Allah in all circumstances." In this context, Al-Bukhari mentioned the Hadith of Abu Zar`ah narrating from Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Prophet said:
«أَنَا سَيِّدُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَة»
(I will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection...) He quoted the Hadith at length, and in the Hadith, the Prophet said:
«فَيَأْتُونَ نُوحًا فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا نُوحُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ الرُّسُلِ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ، وَقَدْ سَمَّاكَ اللهُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا، فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّك»
(They will come to Nuh and will say, `O Nuh, you were the first of the Messengers sent to the people of earth, and Allah called you grateful servant, so intercede for us with your Lord.') And he quoted the Hadith in full.
Tafsir Kemenag RI
Allah swt menyebutkan juga nenek moyang mereka, yaitu orang-orang yang telah diselamatkan Allah bersama-sama Nuh a.s. dari topan. Mereka diselamatkan Allah dengan perantaraan wahyu-Nya kepada Nuh a.s. Nuh diperintahkan untuk membuat perahu, agar dia dan kaumnya yang setia terhindar dari azab Allah yang akan ditimpakan kepada kaumnya yang mengingkari kenabiannya. Hal ini mengandung peringatan bagi Bani Israil agar mengambil contoh dan pelajaran dari peristiwa itu, dan mengikuti jalan yang ditempuh oleh Nabi Nuh. Hal itu juga sebagai pelajaran bagi kaum Muslimin agar tetap memelihara tauhid seperti Nuh a.s. dan pengikut-pengikutnya, serta orang-orang yang mensyukuri nikmat Allah.
Sebagai penjelasan dari penafsiran tersebut, perlu dikemukakan beberapa hadis yang menjelaskan bahwa Nabi Nuh a.s. adalah nabi yang sangat mensyukuri nikmat Allah, sebagaimana tersebut dalam hadis:
Pertama:
Diriwayatkan Muadz bin Anas Al-Juhaniy bahwa Nabi Muhammad saw bersabda, "Sesungguhnya Allah menamakan Nuh sebagai hamba yang sangat mensyukuri nikmat Allah karena apabila telah datang waktu sore dan pagi hari, dia berkata, Mahasuci Allah ketika kamu berada di waktu sore dan di waktu Subuh dan bagi-Nyalah segala puji di langit dan bumi ketika berada di petang hari dan ketika kamu berada di waktu Zuhur." (Riwayat Ibnu Mardawaih)
Kedua:
Apabila Nabi Nuh telah mengenakan baju dan menyantap makanan dia memuji Allah swt. Maka dinamakanlah dia "hamba yang sangat mensyukuri nikmat Allah. (Riwayat Ibnu Jarir ath-thabari, al-Baihaqi, dan al-hakim dari Salman al-Farisi).
Demikianlah doa dan tasbih yang diucapkan oleh Nabi Nuh a.s. yang patut dicontoh dan diamalkan oleh kaum Muslimin.
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Kata per kata
ذُرِّيَّةَ
dhurriyyata
Offsprings
مَنۡ
man
(of one) who
حَمَلۡنَا
ḥamalnā
We carried
مَعَ
maʿa
with
نُوحٍۚ
nūḥin
Nuh
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَبۡدٗا
ʿabdan
a servant
شَكُورٗا
shakūran
grateful