سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 4
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنقُصُوكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَمْ يُظَـٰهِرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدًا فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ إِلَىٰ مُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except those of the Mushrikûn (see V.2:105) with whom you have a treaty, and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor have supported anyone against you. So fulfil their treaty to them for the end of their term. Surely Allâh loves Al-Mattaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those (with) whom
عَـٰهَدتُّم
ʿāhadttum
you have a covenant
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
l-mush'rikīna
the polytheists
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَمْ
lam
not
يَنقُصُوكُمْ
yanquṣūkum
they have failed you
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
(in any) thing
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
يُظَـٰهِرُوا۟
yuẓāhirū
they have supported
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
against you
أَحَدًۭا
aḥadan
anyone
فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟
fa-atimmū
so fulfil
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
عَهْدَهُمْ
ʿahdahum
their treaty
إِلَىٰ
ilā
till
مُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ
muddatihim
their term
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
l-mutaqīna
the righteous
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.
4. 1 This is the fourth category of the polytheists. They were allowed to remain for the duration of the treaty they had, because they upheld the treaty and did not act against it. Therefore, it was made obligatory for the Muslims to also uphold it.
