Surah Al-Hijr 15:3

Al-Hijr was revealed in Makkah

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The Disbelievers will someday wish that They had been Muslims

We have already discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs. Allah said:

(How much would those who disbelieved wish) Here Allah tells us that they will regret having lived in disbelief, and will wish that they had been Muslims in this world. Regarding Allah's saying,

(How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims.) Sufyan Ath-Thawri reported from Salamah bin Kuhayl, who reported from Abi Az-Za`ra', from `Abdullah, who said: "This is about the Jahannamiyyun (the sinners among the believers who will stay in Hell for some time), when they the disbelievers see them being brought out of Hell."

(How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims.) Ibn Jarir reported that Ibn `Abbas and Anas bin Malik explained that this Ayah refers to the Day when Allah will detain the sinful Muslims in Hell along with the idolators. He said: "The idolators will say to them, `What you used to worship on earth has not helped you.' Then by virtue of His mercy, Allah will be angry for their sake, and He will remove them from it. That is when

(How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims)."

(Leave them to eat and enjoy) this is a stern and definitive threat for them, like His saying,

(Say: "Enjoy your brief life! But certainly, your destination is the Fire!") 14:30

((O disbelievers!) Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the guilty.)77:46 Allah says:

(let them be preoccupied with false hope.) i.e., distracted from repentance and turning to Allah, for

(They will soon come to know!) that is, their punishment.

Pada ayat di atas, Allah swt telah menggambarkan kepada orang-orang kafir keadaan mereka di akhirat nanti dan saat menanggung azab yang pedih. Namun demikian, gambaran itu tidak membekas sedikit pun di hati mereka, bahkan mereka menganggap peringatan Allah itu sesuatu yang tidak ada artinya sama sekali. Pada ayat ini, Allah memerintahkan kepada Rasulullah saw, jika mereka tetap ingkar sekalipun telah menerima peringatan dan pelajaran, untuk membiarkan mereka dalam kelalaian dan kelengahan seperti yang telah mereka lakukan, mengenyam dan mengecap segala kesenangan dan kelezatan hidup di dunia serta memperturutkan hawa nafsunya. Rasul juga diperintahkan untuk membiarkan mereka memakan makanan dan berbuat sesuka hati sampai kepada waktu yang ditentukan, berangan-angan dan berkhayal bahwa mereka akan memperoleh harta benda yang tidak terhingga banyaknya, memperoleh apa yang mereka inginkan, seperti keturunan yang banyak, istana yang indah, serta memaksakan kehendak kepada musuh dan siapa yang mereka kehendaki.

Peringatan yang disampaikan Allah itu merupakan ancaman yang keras bagi orang-orang kafir, bahwa perbuatan dan tindakan mereka itu bertentangan dengan ajaran agama Allah, bertentangan dengan budi pekerti dan pribadi muslim.

Kehancuran budi pekerti dan kepribadian muslim itu dilukiskan dalam sabda Rasulullah saw:

Dari Amr bin Syuaib dari Nabi saw, beliau bersabda, "Kebaikan generasi pertama umat ini ialah dengan zuhud dan keyakinan. Sedangkan umat belakangan akan dirusak oleh kebakhilan dan angan-angannya." (Riwayat Ahmad, ath-thabrani dan al-Baihaqi)

Ali bin Abi thalib berkata, "Bahwasanya yang aku takuti atasmu ada dua perkara, yaitu panjang angan dan memperturutkan hawa nafsu. Maka sesungguhnya panjang angan membuat lupa kepada akhirat, sedangkan memperturutkan hawa nafsu menghalangi berlakunya kebenaran."