At-Táuba 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
٤
(But the treaties are) not dissolved with those Pagans with whom ye have entered into alliance and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor aided any one against you. So fulfil your engagements with them to the end of their term: for Allah loveth the righteous.
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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 general treaty - with out time mentioned - to four months. They would have four months to travel the lands in search of sanctuary for themselves wherever
…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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