Surah At-Tawbah 9:77

Hypocrites seek Wealth but are Stingy with Alms

Allah says, some hypocrites give Allah their strongest oaths that if He enriches them from His bounty, they will give away alms and be among the righteous. However, they did not fulfill their vows or say the truth with their words. The consequence of this action is that hypocrisy was placed in their hearts until the Day they meet Allah the Exalted, on the Day of Resurrection. We seek refuge with Allah from such an end. Allah said,

بِمَآ أَخْلَفُواْ اللَّهَ مَا وَعَدُوهُ

(...because they broke that (covenant) with Allah which they had promised to Him) He placed hypocrisy in their hearts because they broke their promise and lied. In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا ائْتُمِنَ خَان»

(There are three signs for a hypocrite: if he speaks, he lies; if he promises, he breaks the promise; and if he is entrusted, he betrays the trust.) Allah said,

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَاهُمْ

(Know they not that Allah knows their secret ideas, and their Najwa,) Allah states that He knows the secret and what is more hidden than the secret. He has full knowledge of what is in their hearts, even when they pretend that they will give away alms, if they acquire wealth, and will be grateful to Allah for it. Truly, Allah knows them better than they know themselves, for He is the All-Knower of all unseen and apparent things, every secret, every session of counsel, and all that is seen and hidden.

Dalam ayat ini Allah menerangkan bahwa perbuatan orang-orang munafik seperti itu tidaklah akan menguntungkan, tetapi akan mencelakakan diri mereka sendiri. Perbuatan menyalahi janji, kikir, berpaling dari Allah dan mendurhakai-Nya akan membawa akibat menambah dalam penyakit kemunafikan bersarang dalam hati mereka. Penyakit seperti demikian itu akan berlarut-larut sampai akhir hayatnya. Sebab kalau penyakit kemunafikan itu sudah bertambah parah, tidak ada harapan lagi bagi mereka untuk bertobat. Telah menjadi Sunnah Allah di bumi ini, bahwa seseorang yang telah membiasakan diri mungkir janji dan banyak berdusta, maka penyakit kemunafikan itu semakin terpatri dalam dirinya. Begitu juga bila dia membiasakan dirinya berbuat amal saleh, berakhlak yang baik, serta taat beribadah, maka akan tertanamlah iman yang kuat dalam dirinya. Oleh karena itu, Allah swt menyuruh kaum Muslimin agar berhati-hati terhadap penyakit kemunafikan. Bila berjanji dan dikuatkan dengan menyebut nama Allah maka berusahalah agar janji itu ditepati. Telah bersabda Rasulullah saw.

Seseorang itu dianggap munafik, bilamana tiga macam sifat ada padanya, meskipun dia salat, berpuasa dan mengaku mukmin, yaitu apabila berbicara dia berdusta, bila berjanji dia ingkar, dan bila dipercayai dia berkhianat. (Riwayat al-Bukhari dari Abu Hurairah)