Surah Al-Munafiqun 63:11

The Importance of not being too concerned with the Matters of the Worldly Life, and being Charitable

Allah the Exalted orders His faithful servants to remember Him frequently and to refrain from being distracted from His remembrance by indulging in their properties and children excessively. Allah informs them that those who engage in this life, its delights and attributes and were busied from the obedience and remembrance of Allah, for which they were created, will be among the losers. They will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Allah encourages the believers to spend in His cause,

(And spend of that with which We have provided you before death comes to one of you, and he says: "My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while, then I should give Sadaqah from my wealth, and be among the righteous.) Surely, every person who fell into shortcomings will regret it by the time of his death and will ask for respite, even a short period, so that he does better and attains what he missed. No, rather what occurred, has occurred and what is coming, shall indeed come. Each will be held accountable for his mistakes. As for the disbelievers, they will be as Allah said about them,

(And warn mankind of the Day when the torment will come unto them; then the wrongdoers will say:"Our Lord! Respite us for a little while, we will answer Your call and follow the Messengers!" (It will be said): "Had you not sworn aforetime that you would not leave.") (14:44), and,

(Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: "My Lord! send me back. So that I may do good in that which I have left behind!" No! It is but a word that he speaks; and behind them is Barzakh (a barrier) until the Day when they will be resurrected.) (23:99-100) Then Allah said;

(And Allah grants respite to none when his appointed time comes. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) meaning, when the time of death comes, no one will be granted respite. Surely, HSe is the Most Knowledgeable and t an what they did before. Allah said,

(And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Munafiqun. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and all success and immunity from error come from Him.

Ayat ini menegaskan bahwa Allah tidak akan menunda kematian seseorang apabila telah sampai ajalnya. Oleh karena itu, bersiap-siaplah untuk menghadapi maut itu. Kumpulkanlah sebanyak-banyaknya bekal berupa amal saleh yang akan dibawa dan yang bermanfaat di akhirat nanti.

Firman Allah:

Maka adapun orang yang berat timbangan (kebaikan)nya, maka dia berada dalam kehidupan yang memuaskan (senang). Dan adapun orang yang ringan timbangan (kebaikan)nya, maka tempat kembalinya adalah neraka Hawiyah. Dan tahukah kamu apakah neraka Hawiyah itu? (Yaitu) api yang sangat panas. (al-Qari'ah/101: 6-11)

Ayat yang kesebelas ini ditutup dengan penegasan bahwa Allah itu Maha Mengetahui apa yang diperbuat hamba-Nya. Semua itu akan dibalas di hari kemudian, sesuai dengan amal perbuatannya. Kalau baik dimasukkan ke dalam surga, dan kalau jahat akan dimasukkan ke dalam neraka.