Surah Yunus 10:42

The Command to be Free and Clear from the Idolators

Allah said to His Prophet : `If these idolators belie you, then be clear from them and their deeds.'

(Say: "For me are my deeds and for you are your deeds!") Similarly, Allah said:

(Say: "O you disbelievers! I worship not that which you worship.")109:1-2 to the end of the Surah. Ibrahim Al-Khalil (the Friend) and his followers said to the idolators among their people:

(Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah) 60:4 Allah then said:

(And among them are some who listen to you,) They listen to your beautiful talk and to the Glorious Qur'an. They listen to your truthful, eloquent and authentic Hadiths that are useful to the hearts, the bodies and their faith. This is indeed a great benefit and is sufficient. But guiding the people to the truth is not up to you or to them. You cannot make the deaf hear. Therefore you cannot guide these people except if Allah wishes. Y

(And among them are some who look at you, ) They look at you and at what Allah has given you in terms of dignity, noble personality and great conduct. There is in all of this clear evidence of your prophethood to those who have reason and insight. Other people also look but they do not receive guidance like them. Believers look at you with respect and dignity while disbelievers regard you with contempt.

(And when they see you, they treat you only in mockery.)25:41 Then Allah announces that He is never unjust with anyone. He guides whomever He wills and opens the eyes of the blind, makes the deaf hear and removes neglect from the hearts. At the same time He lets others go astray, moving away from faith. He does all of that yet He is always Just, for He is the Ruler and has full authority over His kingdom. He does whatever He wills without any restrictions. No one can question Him as to what He does while he will question everyone else. He is Omniscient, All-Wise, and All-Just. So Allah said:

(Truly, Allah wrongs not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves.) In the Hadith narrated by Abu Dharr, he states that the Prophet related that His Lord, Exalted and High is He, said:

(O My servant! I have prohibited oppression for Myself and made it prohibited for you, so do not oppress one another...) Until He said at the end of the Hadith:

(O My servants! It is but your deeds that I reckon for you and then recompense you for. So let him who finds good (in the Hereafter) praise Allah. And let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.) The complete version was recorded by Muslim.

Allah menjelaskan kepada Nabi Muhammad dan pengikut-pengikutnya bahwa di antara orang-orang yang mendustakan ayat-ayat Allah ada sekelompok manusia yang mendengarkan secara sembunyi-sembunyi apabila Al-Qur'an dibacakan. Mereka memperhatikan pokok-pokok agama yang terkandung di dalamnya, namun mereka tidak bermaksud untuk mendengarkan dengan ketulusan hati, karena mereka pada saat mendengar itu tidak mau mempergunakan akalnya untuk memperhatikan kandungan Al-Quran dan tidak pula mau memikirkan maksud dan tujuannya, sehingga mereka itu tidak dapat memahami tujuan yang sebenarnya.

Mereka mau mendengarkan karena tertarik kepada susunan bahasa yang indah dari Al-Quran dan merasa kagum mendengar keindahan susunannya, seperti seorang yang tertarik kepada kicauan burung di atas pepohonan, mereka hanya dapat menikmati keindahannya tetapi tidak dapat memahami maksud apa yang terkandung dalam kicauannya itu. Allah berfirman:

Setiap diturunkan kepada mereka ayat-ayat yang baru dari Tuhan, mereka mendengarkannya sambil bermain-main. (al-Anbiya/21: 2)

Dan firman-Nya:

Dan di antara mereka ada yang mendengarkan bacaanmu (Muhammad), dan Kami telah menjadikan hati mereka tertutup (sehingga mereka tidak) memahaminya, dan telinganya tersumbat. Dan kalaupun mereka melihat segala tanda (kebenaran), mereka tetap tidak mau beriman kepadanya. Sehingga apabila mereka datang kepadamu untuk membantahmu, orang-orang kafir itu berkata, "Ini (Al-Qur'an) tidak lain hanyalah dongengan orang-orang terdahulu." (al-Anam/6: 25)

Di akhir ayat ini, Allah menegaskan bahwa Nabi Muhammad saw tidak akan mampu untuk membuat mereka itu mendengar dan mengerti akan apa yang mereka dengarkan, karena mereka itu telah kehilangan manfaat dari indera pendengaran dalam arti yang sebenar-benarnya. Mereka itu bukanlah pendengar yang baik, sebab pendengar yang baik ialah orang yang dapat memikirkan dan memahami serta melaksanakan maksud dan tujuan dari apa yang didengarnya. Apalagi mereka selamanya memang tidak akan berusaha untuk ikut mengerti, maka mereka tidak akan dapat manfaat dari apa yang mereka dengarkan dan tidak akan dapat memahami petunjuk-petunjuk yang dikandungnya.