The Holy Quran 48:10 — Surah Al-Fath

Arabic text

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ يَدُ ٱللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِمَا عَـٰهَدَ عَلَيْهُ ٱللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Translation

(Referring to the Sahabah رضى الله تعالى عنهم who vowed to fight to death beside Rasulullaah ﷺ at Hudaybiyyah, Allaah says,) Indeed those who pledge their allegiance (on various matters) to you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) they really pledge their allegiance to Allaah (because they do this to please Allaah). Allaah's hand is above theirs (when they take the pledge because Allaah approves of it). So whoever breaches (the pledge) does so to his own detriment (because only he will suffer the consequences). Allaah will soon grant a tremendous (mighty) reward to the one who fulfils the pledge that he makes with Allaah.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The merit of the Companions’ pledge on the hand of the Prophet ﷺ: people would give the pledge by placing their hand in the hand of the Prophet ﷺ. Of this [Allah] said that pledging allegiance on the hand of the prophet is as if pledging allegiance to Allah, for in reality the prophet takes the pledge on behalf of Allah alone, and through the pledge has His…

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