Surah Al-Hajj 22:16

Allah will definitely help His Messenger

Ibn `Abbas said, "Whoever thinks that Allah will not help Muhammad ﷺ in this world and the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope

إِلَى السَّمَآءِ

(to the ceiling) to the ceiling in his house,

ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ

(and let him strangle himself.) let him hang himself with it." This was also the view of Mujahid, `Ikrimah, `Ata', Abu Al-Jawza', Qatadah and others. The meaning is: whoever thinks that Allah will not support Muhammad ﷺ and His Book and His Religion, let him go and kill himself if it annoys him so much. For Allah will most certainly help and support him. Allah says:

إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الاٌّشْهَـدُ

(Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth.) 40:51. Allah says here:

فَلْيَنْظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُ مَا يَغِيظُ

(Then let him see whether his plan will remove that whereat he rages!) As-Suddi said, "Meaning, in the case of Muhammad " `Ata' Al-Khurasani said, "Let him see whether that will cure the rage he feels in his heart."

وَكَذلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـهُ

(Thus have We sent it down) the Qur'an.

ءَايَـتٌ بَيِّنَـتٌ

(as clear Ayat,) clear in its wording and its meaning, evidence from Allah to mankind.

وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يُرِيدُ

(and surely, Allah guides whom He wills.) He sends astray whomsoever He wills and He guides whomsoever He wills, and He has complete wisdom and definitive proof in doing so.

لاَ يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْـَلُونَ

(He cannot be questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned.) 21:23. Because of His wisdom, mercy, justice, knowledge, dominion and might, no one can overturn His ruling, and He is swift in bringing to account.

Ayat ini menerangkan bahwa Allah telah menurunkan bukti-bukti dan dalil-dalil yang kuat kepada Muhammad untuk membantah orang kafir yaitu Al-Qur'an. Makna dan petunjuknya cukup jelas, mudah dimengerti bagi orang-orang yang mau mencari kebenaran. Karena itu hendaklah manusia mengikuti dan mengamalkan ajaran Islam yaitu ajaran-ajaran Al-Qur'an agar mereka diberi Allah pertolongan dan kemenangan di dunia dan akhirat.

Al-Qur'an berguna bagi orang-orang yang tidak ada rasa dengki dalam hatinya, jiwa dan hatinya bersih, ingin mencari kebenaran dan mempunyai kesediaan beriman kepada yang gaib. Orang seperti yang dilukiskan itu, jika mereka membaca Al-Qur'an pasti ia akan beriman, semakin banyak membaca dan mengamalkan ajaran Al-Qur'an semakin bertambah pula imannya.

Hal ini senada dengan firman Allah:

Dan Allah akan menambah petunjuk kepada mereka yang telah mendapat petunjuk. Dan amal kebajikan yang kekal itu lebih baik pahalanya di sisi Tuhanmu dan lebih baik kesudahannya. (Maryam/19: 76)

Sebaliknya orang yang dengki, hatinya berpenyakit, tidak ingin mencari kebenaran dan tidak mempunyai kesediaan beriman kepada yang gaib, maka ayat-ayat Al-Qur'an tidak akan berfaedah baginya bahkan akan menambah keingkaran dan kekafirannya.