سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ يَدُ ٱللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِمَا عَـٰهَدَ عَلَيْهُ ٱللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who give Bai‘ah (pledge) to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) they are giving Bai‘ah (pledge) to Allâh. The Hand of Allâh is over their hands. Then whosoever breaks his pledge, breaks it only to his own harm; and whosoever fulfils what he has covenanted with Allâh, He will bestow on him a great reward.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يُبَايِعُونَكَ
yubāyiʿūnaka
pledge allegiance to you
إِنَّمَا
innamā
only
يُبَايِعُونَ
yubāyiʿūna
they pledge allegiance
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(to) Allah
يَدُ
yadu
(The) Hand
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَوْقَ
fawqa
(is) over
أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ
aydīhim
their hands
فَمَن
faman
Then whoever
نَّكَثَ
nakatha
breaks (his oath)
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَنكُثُ
yankuthu
he breaks
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
against
نَفْسِهِۦ ۖ
nafsihi
himself
وَمَنْ
waman
and whoever
أَوْفَىٰ
awfā
fulfils
بِمَا
bimā
what
عَـٰهَدَ
ʿāhada
he has covenanted
عَلَيْهُ
ʿalayhu
(with)
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ
fasayu'tīhi
soon He will give him
أَجْرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمًۭا
ʿaẓīman
great
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. 1. That is, this pledge is actually with Allah Himself because He is the One who has commanded jihad and He alone will grant the reward for it. Just as it is stated elsewhere that this is a transaction of their lives and wealth with Allah in exchange for Paradise (at-Tawbah: 111). This is similar to (مَنْ يُّطِعِ الرَّسُوْلَ فَقَدْ اَطَاع اللّٰهَ) (4:80).
10. 2. The verse refers to the same pledge of Ridwan which the Prophet ﷺ took from the 14 or 15 hundred Muslims present at Hudaybiyyah after hearing the news of the martyrdom of Hazrat Uthman, in order to take revenge for him.
10. 3. NAKTH (breaking the covenant) here means breaking the pledge, that is, not participating in the battle as per the agreement. That is, whoever does so, its consequence will fall upon him.
10. 4. That he will help the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, fight alongside him, until Allah grants victory and dominance to the Muslims.
10. 2. The verse refers to the same pledge of Ridwan which the Prophet ﷺ took from the 14 or 15 hundred Muslims present at Hudaybiyyah after hearing the news of the martyrdom of Hazrat Uthman, in order to take revenge for him.
10. 3. NAKTH (breaking the covenant) here means breaking the pledge, that is, not participating in the battle as per the agreement. That is, whoever does so, its consequence will fall upon him.
10. 4. That he will help the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, fight alongside him, until Allah grants victory and dominance to the Muslims.
