إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Sesungguhnya binatang (makhluk) yang paling buruk di sisi Allah ialah orang-orang yang kafir, karena mereka itu tidak beriman.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Striking Hard against Those Who disbelieve and break the Covenants
Allah states here that the worst moving creatures on the face of the earth are those who disbelieve, who do not embrace the faith, and break promises whenever they make a covenant, even when they vow to keep them,
(and they do not have Taqwa) meaning they do not fear Allah regarding any of the sins they commit.
(So if you gain the mastery over them in war), if you defeat them and have victory over them in war,
(then disperse those who are behind them,) by severely punishing the captured people according to Ibn `Abbas, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Ad-Dahhak, As-Suddi, `Ata' Al-Khurasani and Ibn `Uyaynah. This Ayah commands punishing them harshly and inflicting casualties on them. This way, other enemies, Arabs and non-Arabs, will be afraid and take a lesson from their end,
(so that they may learn a lesson. )
As-Suddi commented, "They might be careful not to break treaties, so that they do not meet the same end."
Hadits Terkait
Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Al 'Ala`] bahwa [Zaid bin Al Hubab] telah menceritakan kepada mereka, katanya; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Husain bin Waqid] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abdullah bin Buraidah] dari [ayahnya] dia berkata; Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam tengah berkhutbah di tengah-tengah kami, tiba-tiba Hasan dan Husain radliallahu 'anhuma membawakan dua baju yang berwarna merah. Keduanya lalu terjatuh, Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam turun dari mimbar dan menggendong keduanya lalu kembali ke mimbar dengan bersabda: "Maha benar Allah atas firman-Nya: 'Sesungguhnya hartamu dan anak-anakmu hanyalah sebagai cobaan'. (Qs. Al-Anfaal (8): 28). Aku melihat kedua anak ini terjatuh dalam kedua bajunya, maka aku tidak sabar hingga aku mempersingkat khutbahku