Surah Hud 11:113

The Command to Stand Firm and Straight

Allah, the Exalted, commands His Messenger and His believing servants to be firm and to always be upright. This is of the greatest aid for gaining victory over the enemy and confronting the opposition. Allah also forbids transgression, which is to exceed the bounds (of what is allowed). Verily, transgression causes destruction to its practitioner, even if the transgression was directed against a polytheist. Then, Allah informs that He is All-Seer of the actions of His servants. He is not unaware of anything and nothing is hidden from Him. Concerning Allah's statement,

(And incline not toward those who do wrong,) `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Do not compromise with them." Ibn Jarir said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Do not side with those who do wrong." This is a good statement. This means, "Do not seek assistance from wrongdoers, because it will be as if you are condoning their actions (of evil)."

(lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah, nor you would then be helped.) This means that you will not have besides Allah any friend who can save you, nor any helper who can remove you from His torment.

Pada ayat ini, Allah swt menandaskan bahwa orang-orang yang beriman kepada Nabi Muhammad dan menganut agamanya, supaya jangan sekali-kali cenderung kepada orang-orang zalim, yaitu musuh-musuh kaum Muslimin yang selalu menyakitinya dan orang-orang musyrik yang selalu berusaha mengembalikannya kepada kemusyrikan. Jangan sekali-kali minta bantuan dan pertolongan dari mereka, seakan-akan mereka telah dijadikan pemimpinnya, karena bila hal itu sudah sampai kepada derajat yang demikian, maka termasuklah orang-orang mukmin itu seperti mereka juga yang tidak akan mendapat petunjuk. Firman Allah:

Barang siapa di antara kamu yang menjadikan mereka teman setia, maka sesungguhnya dia termasuk golongan mereka. Sungguh, Allah tidak memberi petunjuk kepada orang-orang yang zalim. (al-Maidah/5: 51)

Satu-satunya yang dapat dijadikan pemimpin serta diminta bantuan dan pertolongannya hanya Allah. Barang siapa yang berbuat selain dari itu, maka ia termasuk orang yang zalim yang tak mempunyai penolong, sebagaimana firman Allah:

Dan tidak ada seorang penolong pun bagi orang-orang zalim itu. (al-Maidah/5: 72)