سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 7
كَيْفَ يَكُونُ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ عَهْدٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ رَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتُّمْ عِندَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ فَمَا ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ لَكُمْ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوا۟ لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
How can there be a covenant with Allâh and with His Messenger for the Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) except those with whom you made a covenant near Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (at Makkah)? So long as they are true to you, stand you true to them. Verily, Allâh loves Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَيْفَ
kayfa
How
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
can (there) be
لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ
lil'mush'rikīna
for the polytheists
عَهْدٌ
ʿahdun
a covenant
عِندَ
ʿinda
with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَعِندَ
waʿinda
and with
رَسُولِهِۦٓ
rasūlihi
His Messenger
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those (with) whom
عَـٰهَدتُّمْ
ʿāhadttum
you made a covenant
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
l-masjidi
Al-Masjid
ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ
l-ḥarāmi
Al-Haraam
فَمَا
famā
So long as
ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟
is'taqāmū
they are upright
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
فَٱسْتَقِيمُوا۟
fa-is'taqīmū
then you be upright
لَهُمْ ۚ
lahum
to them
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.
7. 1 This interrogative is for negation, meaning that except for those polytheists with whom you have a treaty, now no treaty remains with anyone else.
7. 2 That is, fulfilling a covenant is a very beloved act in the sight of Allah. Therefore, caution is necessary in this matter.
7. 2 That is, fulfilling a covenant is a very beloved act in the sight of Allah. Therefore, caution is necessary in this matter.
