Surah Ali 'Imran 3:195

Allah Accepts the Supplication of Men of Understanding

Allah said,

(So their Lord accepted of them), answered their invocation. Sa`id bin Mansur recorded that Salamah, a man from the family of Umm Salamah said, "Umm Salamah said, `O Messenger of Allah! Allah does not mention women in connection with Hijrah (Migration).' Allah sent down the Ayah,

(So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.)

The Ansar say that Umm Salamah was the first woman to migrate to them." Al-Hakim collected this Hadith in his Mustadrak, and said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria of Al-Bukhari but they Al-Bukhari and Muslim did not collect it".

Allah's statement,

("Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female,) explains the type of answer Allah gave them, stating that no deed of any person is ever lost with Him. Rather, He will completely reward each person for his or her good deeds. Allah's statement,

(You are (members) one of another) means, you are all equal in relation to gaining My reward. Therefore,

(those who emigrated), by leaving the land of Shirk and migrating to the land of faith, leaving behind their loved ones, brethren, friends and neighbors,

(and were driven out from their homes), when the Mushriks tormented them and forced them to migrate,

(and suffered harm in My cause), for their only wrong, to the people, was that they believed in Allah Alone. In similar Ayat, Allah said,

(and have driven out the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in Allah your Lord!) 60:1, and,

(And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, Worthy of all praise!)

(and who fought and were killed (in My cause),) 3:195 refers to the highest rank there is, that one fights in the cause of Allah and dies in the process, with his face covered in dust and blood. It is recorded in the Sahih that a man said,

('O Messenger of Allah! If I was killed in Allah's cause, observing patience, awaiting Allah's reward, attacking, not retreating, would Allah forgive my sins' The Prophet said, `Yes.' The Prophet then asked the man, `What did you ask' When the man repeated the question, the Prophet said, `Yes, except for the debt, for Jibril conveyed this to me right now'.)

This is why Allah said here,

(verily, I will expiate from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow), within Paradise, where there are rivers of various drinks: milk, honey, wine and fresh water. There is what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and no heart has ever imagined of delights in Paradise. Allah's statement,

(a reward from Allah) testifies to His might, for the Mighty and Most Great only gives tremendous rewards. Allah's statement,

(and with Allah is the best of rewards.") for those who perform good deeds.

Ummi Salamah pernah berkata, "Ya Rasulullah! Saya tidak mendengar Allah menyebut-nyebut perempuan sedikit pun yang berkenaan dengan hijrah." Maka turunlah ayat ini. Atas ketekunan mereka beramal baik, penuh dengan keikhlasan yang dibarengi doa yang sungguh-sungguh, maka Allah memperkenankan permohonan mereka.

Dijelaskan bahwa Allah tidak akan menyia-nyiakan amal seseorang yang taat dan tidak akan membeda-bedakan antara laki-laki dan perempuan dalam memberi pahala dan balasan, karena kedua jenis ini satu sama lain turun menurunkan, perempuan berasal dari laki-laki dan begitu juga sebaliknya. Oleh karena itu barang siapa hijrah, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, diusir dari kampung halamannya, disiksa karena ia tekun di jalan Allah, memerangi musuh-musuh Allah yang akhirnya mati syahid, tewas di medan perang, pasti Allah akan menghapuskan segala kesalahannya, mengampuni dosanya dan pasti pula akan masukkan ke dalam surga, merupakan pahala dan balasan dari Dia, sebagai perwujudan doa dari permohonan yang diperkenankan-Nya. Alangkah berbahagia mereka, memperoleh pahala dan balasan dari Allah, karena memang pahala dan balasan yang sebaik-baiknya ialah yang datang dari Allah swt.