Surah Al-Munafiqun 63:9

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.

Allah mengingatkan bahwa kesibukan mengurus harta benda dan memperhatikan persoalan anak-anak jangan membuat manusia lalai dari kewajibannya kepada Allah atau bahkan tidak menunaikannya. Hendaknya perhatian mereka terhadap dunia dan akhirat seimbang, sebagaimana tertuang dalam sebuah riwayat:

Beramallah (amalan duniawi) seperti amalan seseorang yang mengira bahwa ia tidak akan meninggal selama-lamanya. Namun, waspadalah seperti kewaspadaan seseorang yang akan meninggal besok. (Riwayat al-Baihaqi dari Abdullah bin Ibnu 'Amru bin al-'As)

Dalam hadis lain, Nabi bersabda:

Bukanlah orang yang terbaik di antara kamu seseorang yang meninggalkan (kepentingan) dunianya karena akhirat, dan sebaliknya meninggalkan (kepentingan) akhiratnya karena urusan dunianya, sehingga ia mendapatkan (bagian) keduanya sekaligus, ini dikarenakan kehidupan dunia merupakan wasilah yang menyampaikan ke kehidupan akhirat dan janganlah kamu menjadi beban terhadap orang lain. (Riwayat Ibnu 'Asakir dari Anas bin Malik)

Di sinilah letak keistimewaan dan keunggulan agama yang dibawa oleh junjungan kita Nabi Muhammad saw yaitu agama Islam. Agama yang tidak menghendaki umatnya bersifat materialistis, yang semua pikiran dan usahanya hanya ditujukan untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan dan kenikmatan dunia, seperti halnya orang-orang Yahudi. Islam juga agama yang tidak membenarkan umatnya hanya mementingkan akhirat saja, tenggelam dalam kerohanian, menjauhkan diri dari kelezatan hidup, membujang terus dan tidak kawin, sebagaimana halnya orang-orang Nasrani. Allah berfirman:

Wahai anak cucu Adam! Pakailah pakaianmu yang bagus pada setiap (memasuki) masjid, makan dan minumlah, tetapi jangan berlebihan. (al-A'raf/7: 31)

Firman Allah:

Katakanlah (Muhammad), "Siapakah yang mengharamkan perhiasan dari Allah yang telah disediakan untuk hamba-hamba-Nya dan rezeki yang baik-baik? (al-A'raf/7: 32)

Allah menegaskan pada akhir ayat 9 ini bahwa orang-orang yang sangat mementingkan urusan dunia dan meninggalkan kebahagiaan akhirat, berarti telah mengundang murka Allah. Mereka akan merugi karena menukar sesuatu yang kekal abadi dengan sesuatu yang fana dan hilang lenyap.