Surah Al-Qasas 28:84

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 siapa yang di akhirat datang dengan membawa satu amal kebajikan, akan dibalas dengan yang lebih baik, dan dilipatgandakan sebanyak-banyaknya. Tidak ada yang mengetahui berapa kelipatannya kecuali Allah sebagai karunia dan rahmat dari-Nya. Rasulullah saw bersabda:

Siapa yang bermaksud akan mengerjakan satu kebaikan, kemudian tidak jadi dikerjakannya, Allah mencatat pahala pada sisi-Nya satu kebaikan yang sempurna, kalau ia bermaksud mengerjakan satu kebaikan lalu dikerjakannya, maka Allah mencatat (pahala) dengan sepenuh kebaikan sampai tujuh ratus kali lipat, bahkan lipat ganda yang lebih banyak lagi. (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim dari Ibnu 'Abbas)

Dalam hadis lain Rasulullah bersabda:

Dan barang siapa yang bermaksud mengerjakan satu kejahatan kemudian tidak dikerjakannya, maka ditulislah oleh Allah swt di sisi-Nya satu kebaikan yang sempurna, dan kalau ia bermaksud mengerjakan kemudian dikerjakannya, maka Allah mencatatkan baginya hanya satu kejahatan saja. (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim dari Ibnu 'Abbas)

Hal ini sesuai dengan firman Allah:

Dan barang siapa membawa kejahatan, maka disungkurkanlah wajah mereka ke dalam neraka. Kamu tidak diberi balasan, melainkan (setimpal) dengan apa yang telah kamu kerjakan. (an-Naml/27: 90)