Surah Yunus 10:60

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 mengungkapkan kesalahan dari dugaan mereka bahwa pada hari pembalasan nanti setiap orang diberi balasan yang setimpal dengan amalnya, mereka itu tidak akan dihisab, mereka tidak akan dijatuhi hukuman, karena berbuat dusta atas nama Allah, atau karena beranggapan bahwa diri mereka berhak menentukan hukum, halal dan haramnya sesuatu. Kesalahan mereka inilah yang menyeret mereka kepada kesalahan yang lebih besar, yaitu mereka secara sengaja telah berani mencampuri urusan yang sebenarnya menjadi hak Allah, menentang wahyu yang diturunkan dari Allah dan mempersekutukan Allah dengan tuhan-tuhan yang lain.

Mereka (para jin itu) bekerja untuk Sulaiman sesuai dengan apa yang dikehendakinya di antaranya (membuat) gedung-gedung yang tinggi, patung-patung, piring-piring yang (besarnya) seperti kolam dan periuk-periuk yang tetap (berada di atas tungku). Bekerjalah wahai keluarga Dawud untuk bersyukur (kepada Allah). Dan sedikit sekali dari hamba-hamba-Ku yang bersyukur. (Saba/34: 13)

Allah menjelaskan alasan, mengapa mereka harus menerima hukuman, yaitu karena kesalahan mereka sendiri. Allah telah melimpahkan karunia-Nya yang sangat besar kepada manusia, yaitu menurunkan wahyu untuk dijadikan pedoman hidup mereka, agar mereka hidup berbahagia di dunia dan di akhirat, dan telah menentukan halal dan haramnya segala sesuatu, agar mereka terbimbing kepada kehidupan yang makmur dan sentausa. Allah telah menurunkan aneka ragam rezeki untuk mencukupi kebutuhan hidup mereka.

Di akhir ayat Allah menyayangkan mengapa sebagian besar manusia tidak mau mensyukuri segala macam nikmat yang telah diberikan kepada mereka, bahkan mereka menganiaya diri mereka sendiri dengan jalan menentang ketentuan dan hukum yang telah ditetapkan Allah. Mereka tidak mau mempedomani wahyu yang telah diturunkan kepada mereka. Kebanyakan dari mereka hidup mengikuti hawa nafsu dan menghambur-hamburkan harta benda, karena perasaan takabur dan membanggakan diri.