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At-Tawbah 7

Ayah 7 of 129 · Medinan

كَيۡفَ يَكُونُ لِلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ عَهۡدٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ رَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّمۡ عِندَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ فَمَا ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ لَكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَقِيمُواْ لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٧

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,1 be upright toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves the righteous [who fear Him].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., maintain the terms of the treaty.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. كَيۡفَHowkayfa
  2. يَكُونُcan (there) beyakūnu
  3. لِلۡمُشۡرِكِينَfor the polytheistslil'mush'rikīna
  4. عَهۡدٌa covenantʿahdun
  5. عِندَwithʿinda
  6. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  7. وَعِندَand withwaʿinda
  8. رَسُولِهِۦٓHis Messengerrasūlihi
  9. إِلَّاexceptillā
  10. ٱلَّذِينَthose (with) whomalladhīna
  11. عَٰهَدتُّمۡyou made a covenantʿāhadttum
  12. عِندَnearʿinda
  13. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِAl-Masjidl-masjidi
  14. ٱلۡحَرَامِۖAl-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  15. فَمَاSo long asfamā
  16. ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْthey are uprightis'taqāmū
  17. لَكُمۡto youlakum
  18. فَٱسۡتَقِيمُواْthen you be uprightfa-is'taqīmū
  19. لَهُمۡۚto themlahum
  20. إِنَّIndeedinna
  21. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  22. يُحِبُّlovesyuḥibbu
  23. ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَthe righteousl-mutaqīna

Tafsir

It is not correct for those who associate partners with Allah to have a treaty and an assurance of protection from Allah and His Messenger, except for the treaty you made with those idolaters at the Sacred Mosque in the Treaty of Al-Ḥudaybiyyah. As long as they uphold the treaty with you and do not break it, then you should also not break it. Allah loves those of His servants who are mindful of Him by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran