Surah Al-Kahf 18:42

The Evil Results of Kufr

Allah says:

(So his fruits were encircled), meaning his wealth, or according to the other opinion, his crops. What is meant is that what this disbeliever was afraid of and what the believer had terrified him actually had happened. A storm struck his garden, a garden which he had erroneously thought would last forever, distracting him from thoughts of Allah, may He be glorified.

(And he began Yuqallibu his hands over what he had spent upon it,) Qatadah said: "He was clasping his hands together in a gesture of regret and grief for the wealth he had lost."

(and he could only say: "Would that I had ascribed no partners to my Lord!" And he had no group of men) meaning a clan or children, as he had vainly boasted,

(to help him against Allah, nor could he defend himself. There, Al-Walayah will be for Allah, the True God.) Here there are differences in recitation. Some of the reciters pause at the word there,

(nor could he defend himself there. ), i.e., at that time, when Allah sends the punishment upon him, there will be no one to save him. Then they start the next phrase with Al-Walayah;

(Al-Walayah will be for Allah, the True God.) Some of them pause at the phrase

(nor could he defend himself) and start the next phrase;

(There, Al-Walayah will be for Allah, the True God.) There is a further difference in the recitation of the word Al-Walayah. Some read it as Al-Walayah, which gives the meaning that all allegiance will be to Allah, i.e., on that Day everyone, believer or disbeliever, will return to Allah, for allegiance and submission to Him when the punishment comes to pass. This is like the Ayah:

(So when they saw Our punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah Alone and reject (all) that we used to associate with Him as partners.") 40:84 and Allah says concerning the Fir`awn;

(Till when drowning overtook him, he said: "I believe that none has the right to be worshipped but He in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of the Muslims." Now! While you refused to believe before and you were one of the mischief-makers.) 10:90-91 Some others read it as Al-Wilayah, meaning that on that Day the rule will belong to Allah, the True God. Some read Haqqu (True) refering to Al-Wilayah, as in the Ayah;

(The sovereignty on that Day will be the true (sovereignty), belonging to the Most Gracious (Allah), and it will be a hard Day for the disbelievers) 25:26. Others it read Haqqi referring to Allah, may He be glorified, as in the Ayah:

(Then they are returned to Allah, their True Protector.) 6:62 So Allah says:

(He (Allah) is the best to reward and the best for the final end.) for deeds that were done for the sake of Allah, their reward is good and their consequences are all good.

Dalam ayat ini, Allah swt menerangkan bahwa apa yang diharapkan Yahuza akan segera menjadi kenyataan. Allah swt kemudian membinasakan segala harta kekayaan Qurthus. Tadinya ia mengatakan dengan penuh kesombongan bahwa kebun-kebunnya tidak akan binasa selama-lamanya. Tetapi setelah dia menyaksikan kehancuran harta kekayaannya, timbullah kesedihan dan penyesalan yang mendalam, sambil membolak-balikkan dua telapak tangannya sebagai tanda menyesal terhadap lenyapnya segala biaya yang dibelanjakannya untuk membangun kebun-kebunnya selama ini. Semua tanaman dan pohon anggur yang ada dalam kebun itu runtuh bersama penyangganya. Pada saat kesedihannya memuncak, dia teringat kepada nasihat dan ajaran saudaranya, sehingga ia mengerti bahwa bencana itu datang karena kemusyrikan dan kezalimannya terhadap diri sendiri. Lalu keluarlah kata-kata penyesalan dari mulutnya, "Aduhai, kiranya aku beriman dan bersyukur, tentulah Tuhan tidak akan menghancurkan kebun-kebunku."

Kata-kata penyesalan yang demikian lahir dari seorang yang sudah berada dalam kesulitan besar yang tak terelakkan lagi. Semua orang bila terjepit dan berada dalam bencana, dia mengeluh dan dari mulutnya keluar kata-kata yang mencerminkan penyesalannya yang mendalam. Sedangkan jika tidak terjepit atau tidak dalam kesengsaraan, dia tidak akan mengeluarkan kata-kata demikian.

Firman Allah swt:

Maka ketika mereka melihat azab Kami, mereka berkata, "Kami hanya beriman kepada Allah saja dan kami ingkar kepada sembahan-sembahan yang telah kami persekutukan dengan Allah." (al-Mu'min/40: 84)