Surah 3 · 3:81

Surah Ali 'Imran 3:81

Ali 'Imran · Family of Imran

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَـٰقَ ٱلنَّبِيِّــۧنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَـٰبٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِۦ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥۚ قَالَ ءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٲلِكُمْ إِصْرِى‌ۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَقْرَرْنَا‌ۚ قَالَ فَٱشْهَدُواْ وَأَنَا۟ مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

Wa-ith akhatha Allahumeethaqa annabiyyeena lama ataytukummin kitabin wahikmatin thumma jaakumrasoolun musaddiqun lima maAAakum latu/minunna bihiwalatansurunnahu qala aaqrartum waakhathtumAAala thalikum isree qaloo aqrarnaqala fashhadoo waana maAAakum mina ashshahideen

And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allāh took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allāh] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."

Dan (ingatlah), ketika Allah mengambil perjanjian dari para nabi, "Manakala Aku memberikan kitab dan hikmah kepadamu lalu datang kepada kamu seorang Rasul yang membenarkan apa yang ada pada kamu, niscaya kamu akan sungguh-sungguh beriman kepadanya dan menolongnya." Allah berfirman, "Apakah kamu setuju dan menerima perjanjian dengan-Ku atas yang demikian itu?" Mereka menjawab, "Kami setuju." Allah berfirman, "Kalau begitu bersaksilah kamu (para nabi) dan Aku menjadi saksi bersama kamu."

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Tafsir

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Taking a Pledge From the Prophets to Believe in Our Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ

Allah states that He took a pledge from every Prophet whom He sent from Adam until `Isa, that when Allah gives them the Book and the Hikmah, thus acquiring whatever high grades they deserve, then a Messenger came afterwards, they would believe in and support him. Even though Allah has given the Prophets the knowledge and the prophethood, this fact should not make them refrain from following and supporting the Prophet who comes after them. This is why Allah, the Most High, Most Honored, said

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَـقَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَـبٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ

(And (remember) when Allah took the covenant of the Prophets, saying: "Take whatever I gave you from the Book and Hikmah.") meaning, if I give you the Book and the Hikmah,

ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ ءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذلِكُمْ إِصْرِى

("and afterwards there will come to you a Messenger confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help him." Allah said, "Do you agree (to it) and will you take up Isri")

Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Ar-Rabi`, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that `Isri' means, "My covenant." Muhammad bin Ishaq said that,

إِصْرِى

(Isri) means, "The responsibility of My covenant that you took," meaning, the ratified pledge that you gave Me.

قَالُواْ أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُواْ وَأَنَاْ مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الشَّـهِدِينَفَمَنْ تَوَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ

(They said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness; and I am with you among the witnesses." then whoever turns away after this,") from fulfilling this pledge and covenant, c

فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْفَـسِقُونَ

(they are the rebellious.) `Ali bin Abi Talib and his cousin `Abdullah bin `Abbas said, "Allah never sent a Prophet but after taking his pledge that if Muhammad ﷺ were sent in his lifetime, he would believe in and support him." Allah commanded each Prophet to take a pledge from his nation that if Muhammad were sent in their time, they would believe in and support him. Tawus, Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Qatadah said, "Allah took the pledge from the Prophets that they would believe in each other", and this statement does not contradict what `Ali and Ibn `Abbas stated.

Therefore, Muhammad ﷺ is the Final Prophet until the Day of Resurrection. He is the greatest Imam, who if he existed in any time period, deserves to be obeyed, rather than all other Prophets. This is why Muhammad ﷺ led the Prophets in prayer during the night of Isra' when they gathered in Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). He is the intercessor on the Day of Gathering, when the Lord comes to judge between His servants. This is Al-Maqam Al-Mahmud (the praised station) refer to 17:79 that only Muhammad ﷺ deserves, a responsibility which the mighty Prophets and Messengers will decline to assume. However, Muhammad ﷺ will carry the task of intercession, may Allah's peace and blessings be on him.

Tafsir Kemenag RI

Allah telah mengambil perjanjian dari para nabi bilamana datang seorang rasul yang membenarkan kitab yang ada pada mereka, mereka akan beriman kepada rasul dan akan menolongnya, mereka akan mempercayainya, meskipun mereka sendiri telah diberi Kitab dan diberi pula hikmah, mereka tetap akan mempercayai dan mendukungnya. Hal itu disebabkan karena maksud dari diutusnya nabi-nabi dan rasul-rasul itu adalah satu, yaitu menyampaikan ajaran Allah. Oleh karena itu para rasul itu harus saling menolong.

Di samping itu, apabila syariat yang datang kemudian membawa ketentuan-ketentuan yang mengubah atau menghapuskan ketentuan-ketentuan dari syariat yang lalu, tentu harus diterima, karena ajaran yang berhubungan dengan pokok-pokok agama yang berhubungan dengan keimanan dan ketuhanan yang dibawa para nabi itu adalah sama. Tetapi yang berhubungan dengan syariat (hukum) seperti hukum pidana dan hukum perdata pada masing-masing agama dapat berbeda-beda, disesuaikan dengan keadaan waktu dan tempat.

Yang dimaksud dengan "Nabi Muhammad saw membenarkan rasul-rasul terdahulu dan kitab-kitab yang dibawanya", ialah membenarkan bahwa Allah telah mengutus rasul-rasul itu dan menurunkan kitab-kitab kepada mereka, dan bukanlah berarti bahwa Muhammad saw membenarkan seluruh isi kitab-kitab itu sebagai yang terdapat sekarang.

Di dalam ayat ini terdapat isyarat yang kuat bahwa tidak semestinya agama itu menjadi sumber permusuhan dan kebencian, seperti yang telah dilakukan oleh Ahli Kitab yang memusuhi Muhammad, sehingga mereka sukar diajak kembali kepada prinsip yang sama, bahkan mereka merintangi, menentang dan mengingkari ajakannya.

Dengan ringkas dapat dikatakan bahwa andaikata Ahli Kitab itu mau memahami dan memikirkan segi persamaan prinsip yang dibawa oleh para nabi, tentulah mereka dapat menerima dan mengikuti ajaran yang dibawa oleh Nabi Muhammad serta membenarkan syariat-Nya, sesuai dengan janji yang telah diikrarkan oleh Nabi Musa dan Nabi Isa, yaitu bahwa setiap datang seorang nabi sesudah mereka, yang membenarkan kitab yang ada pada mereka, mereka akan mempercayainya.

Jika orang Yahudi dan Nasrani percaya kepada Nabi Musa dan Nabi Isa, tentu mereka percaya pula pada apa yang telah dipercayai oleh kedua nabi itu. Selanjutnya diterangkan bahwa janji nabi-nabi yang telah disepakati bersama itu telah disaksikan oleh masing-masing pihak, dan Allah menjadi saksi pula atas ikrar mereka itu.

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Word by word

وَإِذۡ

wa-idh

And when

أَخَذَ

akhadha

took

ٱللَّهُ

l-lahu

Allah

مِيثَٰقَ

mīthāqa

covenant

ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ

l-nabiyīna

(of) the Prophets

لَمَآ

lamā

Certainly, whatever

ءَاتَيۡتُكُم

ātaytukum

I (have) given you

مِّن

min

of

كِتَٰبٖ

kitābin

(the) Book

وَحِكۡمَةٖ

waḥik'matin

and wisdom

ثُمَّ

thumma

then

جَآءَكُمۡ

jāakum

comes to you

رَسُولٞ

rasūlun

a Messenger

مُّصَدِّقٞ

muṣaddiqun

confirming

لِّمَا

limā

that which

مَعَكُمۡ

maʿakum

(is) with you

لَتُؤۡمِنُنَّ

latu'minunna

you must believe

بِهِۦ

bihi

in him

وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥۚ

walatanṣurunnahu

and you must help him

قَالَ

qāla

He said

ءَأَقۡرَرۡتُمۡ

a-aqrartum

Do you affirm

وَأَخَذۡتُمۡ

wa-akhadhtum

and take

عَلَىٰ

ʿalā

on

ذَٰلِكُمۡ

dhālikum

that (condition)

إِصۡرِيۖ

iṣ'rī

My Covenant

قَالُوٓاْ

qālū

They said

أَقۡرَرۡنَاۚ

aqrarnā

We affirm

قَالَ

qāla

He said

فَٱشۡهَدُواْ

fa-ish'hadū

Then bear witness

وَأَنَا۠

wa-anā

and I (am)

مَعَكُم

maʿakum

with you

مِّنَ

mina

among

ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

l-shāhidīna

the witnesses