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Tafsir: At-Tawbah 9:4

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 عَـٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنقُصُوكُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَمْ يُظَـٰهِرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدًۭا فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ إِلَىٰ مُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ٤
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
عَٰهَدتُّم
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
ثُمَّ
لَمۡ
يَنقُصُوكُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَمۡ
يُظَٰهِرُواْ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
أَحَدٗا
فَأَتِمُّوٓاْ
إِلَيۡهِمۡ
عَهۡدَهُمۡ
إِلَىٰ
مُدَّتِهِمۡۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُحِبُّ
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
٤
As for the polytheists who have honoured every term of their treaty with you and have not supported an enemy against you, honour your treaty with them until the end of its term. Surely Allah loves those who are mindful ˹of Him˺.
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6. The sixth ruling comes out from the fourth verse where Muslims have been prompted to fulfill their pledge right through the end until the term of the peace treaty expired. Immediately thereafter, the verse has been concluded with the sentence: إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ (Surely, Allah loves the God-fearing). This gives a clear hint to the advice that Muslims should observe utmost precaution in fulfilling the pledge they have given. They should never look for lame excuses and far-fetched interpretations only to find a way to contravene treaty obligations, as done by nations at large.