At-Tawbah 9:4 الا الذين عاهدتم من المشركين ثم لم ينقصوكم شييا ولم يظاهروا عليكم احدا فاتموا اليهم عهدهم الى مدتهم ان الله يحب المتقين ٤
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
عَٰهَدتُّم
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
ثُمَّ
لَمۡ
يَنقُصُوكُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَمۡ
يُظَٰهِرُواْ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
أَحَدٗا
فَأَتِمُّوٓاْ
إِلَيۡهِمۡ
عَهۡدَهُمۡ
إِلَىٰ
مُدَّتِهِمۡۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُحِبُّ
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
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As for those who have honoured the treaty you made with them and who have not supported anyone against you: fulfil your agreement with them to the end of their term. God loves those who are mindful of Him.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Existing Peace Treaties remained valid until the End of Their Term
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…Existing Peace Treaties remained valid until the End of Their Term
This is an exception regulating the longest extent of time for those who have a gene
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