Surah Yunus 10:58

None can make Anything Lawful or Unlawful except Allah or Those Whom Allah has allowed to do so

Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam and others said: "This Ayah was revealed to criticize the idolators for what they used to make lawful and unlawful. Like the Bahirah, Sa'ibah and Wasilah." As Allah said:

(And they assign to Allah a share of the tilth and cattle which He has created.)6:136 Imam Ahmad recorded a narration from Malik bin Nadlah who said, "I came to Allah's Messenger while in filthy clothes. He said,

(Do you have wealth) I answered, `Yes.' He said,

(what kind of wealth) I answered, `All kinds; camels, slaves, horses, sheep.' So he said,

(If Allah gives you wealth, then let it be seen on you.) Then he said,

؟ (It is not that your camels are born with healthy ears, you take a knife and cut them, then say, "This is a Bahr," tear its skin, then say, `This is a Sarm," and prohibit them for yourself and your family) I replied, `Yes.' He said,

(What Allah has given you is lawful. Allah's Forearm is stronger than your forearm, and Allah's knife is sharper then your knife.)" And he mentioned the Hadith in its complete form, and the chain for this Hadith is a strong, good chain. Allah criticized those who make lawful what Allah has made unlawful or vice verse. This is because they are based on mere desires and false opinions that are not supported with evidence or proof. Allah then warned them with a promise of the Day of Resurrection. He asked:

(And what think those who invent a lie against Allah, on the Day of Resurrection) What do they think will happen to them when they return to Us on the Day of Resurrection Ibn Jarir said that Allah's statement:

(Truly, Allah is full of bounty to mankind,) indicated that the bounty is in postponing their punishment in this world. I (Ibn Kathir) say, the meaning could be that the Grace for people is in the good benefits that He made permissible for them in this world or in their religion. He also has not prohibited them except what is harmful to them in their world and the Hereafter.

(but most of them are ungrateful.) So they prohibited what Allah has bestowed upon them and made it hard and narrow upon themselves. They made some things lawful and others unlawful. The idolators committed these actions when they set laws for themselves. And so did the People of the Book when they invented innovations in their religion.

Allah memerintahkan kepada Nabi Muhammad saw agar mengatakan kepada umat-Nya bahwa rahmat Allah adalah karunia yang paling utama, melebihi keutamaan-keutamaan lain yang diberikan kepada mereka di dunia. Oleh sebab itu, Allah memerintahkan agar mereka bergembira dan bersyukur atas nikmat yang mereka terima, yang melebihi kenikmatan-kenikmatan yang lainnya.

Kegembiraan orang-orang mukmin karena berpegang teguh kepada Al-Qur'an digambarkan dalam ayat lain sebagai berikut:

Allah berfirman:

Dan pada hari (kemenangan bangsa Romawi) itu bergembiralah orang-orang yang beriman. (ar-Rum/30: 4)

Dan firman-Nya:

Dan orang yang telah Kami berikan kitab kepada mereka bergembira de-ngan apa (kitab) yang diturunkan kepadamu (Muhammad). (ar-Rad/13: 36)

Dikatakan bahwa karunia Allah dan Rahmat-Nya lebih baik dari yang lain, yang dapat mereka capai, karena karunia Allah dan rahmat-Nya yang terpancar dari Al-Qur'an adalah kekal untuk mereka, sedangkan kenikmatan yang lain bersifat fana dan sementara, yang hanya dapat mereka rasakan selama mereka mengarungi kehidupan di dunia saja, apabila mereka kembali ke alam baka, kenikmatan yang dapat mereka kumpulkan di dunia itu tidak berguna lagi bagi mereka.