۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ رُشْدَهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَٰلِمِينَ
Dan sesungguhnya telah Kami anugerahkan kepada Ibrahim hidayah kebenaran sebelum (Musa dan Harun), dan adalah Kami mengetahui (keadaan)nya.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Story of Ibrahim and his People
Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere:
(And that was Our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people) 6:83. The point here is that Allah is telling us that He gave guidance to Ibrahim aforetime, i.e., He had already guided him at an early age.
(and We were Well-Acquainted with him.) means, and he was worthy of that. Then Allah says:
(When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted") This is the guidance which he had been given during his youth: his denunciation of his people's worship of idols instead of Allah. Ibrahim said:
("What are these images, to which you are devoted") meaning, which you worship with such devotion.
(They said: "We found our fathers worshipping them.") means, they had no other evidence apart from the misguided actions of their forefathers. Ibrahim said:
(Indeed you and your fathers have been in manifest error.) meaning, Speaking to your fathers whose actions you cite as evidence would be the same as speaking to you. Both you and they are misguided and are not following any straight path.' When he called their intelligence into question, and said that their fathers were misguided and belittled their gods,
(They said: "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who play about") They said: `These words that you are saying, are you speaking in jest or are you telling the truth For we have never heard such a thing before.'
(He said: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them...") meaning, your Lord, beside Whom there is no other god, is the One Who created the heavens and the earth and all that they contain; He is the One Who initiated their creation; He is the Creator of all things.
(and to that I am one of the witnesses. ) means, and I bear witness that there is no God other than Him and no Lord except Him.
Hadits Terkait
Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Mahmud bin Ghailan] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Ahmad Az Zubairi] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sufyan] dari [Al Mughirah bin An Nu'man] dari [Sa'id bin Jubair] dari [Ibnu 'Abbas] berkata: Rasulullah Shallallahu 'alaihi wa salam bersabda: "Manusia dikumpulkan pada hari kiamat dalam kondisi tanpa alas kaki, telanjang dan belum disunat." Kemudian beliau membaca: "Sebagaimana kami telah memulai panciptaan pertama begitulah Kami akan mengulanginya. Itulah suatu janji yang pasti kami tepati." (Al-Anbiyaa`: 104) dan makhluk pertama yang diberi pakaian adalah Ibrahim dan di antara para sahabat-sahabat kami ada yang diambil dari kiki dan kanan, aku berkata: Wahai Rabb, sahabat-sahabatku. Dikatakan: Sesungguhnya engkau tidak tahu apa yang mereka buat-buat setelahmu, mereka tetap murtad sejak kau tinggalkan mereka. Lalu aku berkata seperti yang diucapkan hamba shalih: "Jika Engkau menyiksa mereka, maka sesungguhnya mereka adalah hamba-hamba Engkau, dan jika Engkau mengampuni mereka, maka sesungguhnya Engkaulah yang Maha Perkasa lagi Maha Bijaksana." (Al-Maa`idah: 118) Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Basyar] dan [Muhammad bin Al Mutsanna] keduanya berkata: telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Ja'far] dari [Syu'bah] dari [Al Mughirah bin An Nu'man] dengan sanad ini lalu ia menyebut sepertinya. Berkata Abu Isa: Hadits ini hasan shahih