Surah Al-Qasas 28:83

The Blessings of the Hereafter for the humble Believers

Allah tells us that He has made the home of the Hereafter, and its eternal delights which will never change or fade away, for His believing, humble servants who do not rebel against the truth with pride and oppression in the land. They do not exalt themselves above the creatures of Allah, arrogantly oppressing them and spreading corruption among them. `Ikrimah said that this phrase referred to haughtiness and arrogance. Ibn Jurayj said:

(those who do not want to exalt themselves in the land) "Arrogance and tyranny,

(nor cause corruption) committing sins." Ibn Jarir recorded that `Ali said, "If a man wants the straps of his sandals to be better than the straps of his companion's sandals, then he is one of those referred to in the Ayah,

(That is the home of the Hereafter, We shall assign to those who do not want to exalt themselves in the land nor cause corruption. And the good end is for those who have Taqwa.) This is understood to mean that if his intention is to show off and appear better than others, then that is to be condemned, as it was reported in the Sahih that the Prophet said:

(It has been revealed to me that you should be humble to the extent that none of you boasts to others or mistreats others. ) But if a person simply likes to look good, then there is nothing wrong with that. It was recorded that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah, I like to have my garment looking good and my shoes looking good -- is this a kind of arrogance" The Prophet said:

(No, for Allah is beautiful and loves beauty...) And Allah says:

(Whosoever brings good,) meaning, on the Day of Resurrection,

(he shall have the better thereof;) meaning, the reward of Allah is better than the good deeds of His servant -- how can it not be, when Allah has multiplied it many times over This is the position of generosity. Then Allah says:

(and whosoever brings evil, then those who do evil deeds will only be requited for what they used to do.) This is like the Ayah,

(And whoever brings an evil deed, they will be cast down on their faces in the Fire. (And it will be said to them) "Are you being recompensed anything except what you used to do") (27: 90). This is the postition of generosity and justice.

Ayat ini menerangkan bahwa kebahagiaan dan segala kenikmatan di akhirat disediakan untuk orang-orang yang tidak takabur, tidak menyombongkan diri, dan tidak berbuat kerusakan di muka bumi seperti menganiaya dan sebagainya. Mereka itu bersifat rendah hati, tahu menempatkan diri kepada orang yang lebih tua dan lebih banyak ilmunya. Kepada yang lebih muda dan kurang ilmunya, mereka mengasihi, tidak takabur, dan menyom-bongkan diri. Orang yang takabur dan menyombongkan diri tidak disukai Allah, akan mendapat siksa yang amat pedih, dan tidak masuk surga di akhirat nanti, sebagaimana firman Allah:

Adapun orang-orang yang beriman dan mengerjakan kebajikan, Allah akan menyempurnakan pahala bagi mereka dan menambah sebagian dari karunia-Nya. Sedangkan orang-orang yang enggan (menyembah Allah) dan menyombongkan diri, maka Allah akan mengazab mereka dengan azab yang pedih. Dan mereka tidak akan mendapatkan pelindung dan penolong selain Allah. (an-Nisa'/4: 173)

Sabda Rasulullah saw:

Tidak akan masuk surga orang yang ada di dalam hatinya sifat takabur, sekalipun sebesar zarah. (Riwayat Muslim dan Abu Dawud dari Ibnu Mas'ud)

Ayat 83 ini ditutup dengan penjelasan bahwa kesudahan yang baik berupa surga diperoleh orang-orang yang takwa kepada Allah dengan mengamalkan perintah-Nya, menjauhi larangan-Nya, tidak takabur dan tidak menyombongkan diri seperti Fir'aun dan Karun.