Surah Yunus 10:59

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.

Pada ayat ini, Allah memerintahkan kepada Rasul-Nya agar mengatakan kepada orang-orang musyrikin yang mengingkari kebenaran wahyu dan kerasulan Muhammad bahwa apakah semua rezeki yang telah diturunkan kepada mereka, yang menjadi sumber penghidupan mereka, baik tumbuh-tumbuhan atau binatang ternak, dapat ditentukan hukumnya, halal atau haram oleh mereka sendiri. Padahal sudah jelas bahwa yang menciptakan semuanya itu adalah Allah. Maka sebenarnya mereka tidak berhak menentukan hukumnya. Itulah sebabnya maka Allah memerintahkan kepada Rasul-Nya agar mengatakan kepada mereka bahwa yang berhak menentukan hukum itu ialah yang menciptakan kesemuanya, yaitu Allah. Ataukah mereka beranggapan bahwa Allah telah memberikan izin kepada mereka untuk menentukan hukum ataukah mereka berbuat sedemikian itu hanyalah dengan mengada-adakan saja atas nama Allah, atau anggapan mereka saja bahwa apa yang telah mereka tentukan sesuai dengan ketentuan Allah, yaitu apa yang mereka haramkan, itulah yang diharamkan Allah dan apa yang mereka halalkan, itulah yang dihalalkan Allah? Kemungkinan yang pertama, yaitu mereka mendapat izin Allah adalah tidak mungkin terjadi karena mereka sendiri telah mendustakan wahyu itu sendiri, maka kemungkinan keduanyalah yang bisa terjadi yaitu mereka menentukan hukum itu hanyalah atas dasar dugaan semata, atau dengan kata lain mereka mengada-adakan atas nama Allah.

Dan mereka menyediakan sebagian hasil tanaman dan hewan (bagian) untuk Allah sambil berkata menurut persangkaan mereka, "Ini untuk Allah dan yang ini untuk berhala-berhala kami." Bagian yang untuk berhala-berhala mereka tidak akan sampai kepada Allah, dan bagian yang untuk Allah akan sampai kepada berhala-berhala mereka. Sangat buruk ketetapan mereka itu. (al-Anam/6: 136)