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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

At-Tawbah 9:7

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كَيْفَ يَكُونُ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ عَهْدٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ رَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتُّمْ عِندَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ فَمَا ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ لَكُمْ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوا۟ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

How can there be for the polytheists a treaty in the sight of Allāh and with His Messenger, except for those with whom you made a treaty at al-Masjid al-Ḥarām? So as long as they are upright toward you, be upright toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves the righteous [who fear Him].

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

لا ينبغي أن يكون للمشركين عهد عند الله وعند رسوله، إلا الذين عاهدتم عند المسجد الحرام في صلح (الحديبية) فما أقاموا على الوفاء بعهدكم فأقيموا لهم على مثل ذلك. إن الله يحب المتقين الموفِّين بعهودهم.

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