Surah 48. Al-Fat-h, Ayah 10
| إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَنْ نَكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنْكُثُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِمَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا |
| Transliteration | : | 'inna 'alladhena yubaayicon -ka 'inna-maa yubaayicon 'allaah yad 'allaah fawqa ayde -him fa- man nakatha fa- 'inna-maa yankuth calaa nafs -hi wa- man awfaa bi- maa caahada calay -hi 'allaah fa- sa- yu'te -hi 'ajr(an) caz.em(an) |
| Pickthall | : | Lo! those who swear allegiance unto thee (Muhammad), swear allegiance only unto Allah. The Hand of Allah is above their hands. So whosoever breaketh his oath, breaketh it only to his soul's hurt; while whosoever keepeth his covenant with Allah, on him will He bestow immense reward. |
| Asad | : | Behold, all who pledge their allegiance to thee pledge their allegiance to God: the hand of God is over their hands.8 Hence, he who breaks his oath, breaks it only to his own hurt; whereas he who remains true to what he has pledged unto God, on him will He bestow a reward supreme. |
| Malik | : | Surely those who swore allegiance to you O Prophet, indeed swore allegiance to Allah Himself. The Hand of Allah was above their hands. Now, the one who will break his pledge, will break it at his own peril, and the one who will keep his pledge that he has made with Allah, shall soon be given a great rewarded by Him. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Verily those who plight their fealty to thee do no less than plight their fealty to Allah: the Hand of Allah is over their hands: Then anyone who violates His oath does so to the harm of his own soul and anyone who fulfills what he has covenanted with Allah Allah will soon grant him a great Reward. 4877 |
Note - 8This refers, in the first instance, to the pledge of
faith and allegiance (bay'at ar-ridwan) which the Muslims
assembled at Hudaybiyyah gave to the Prophet (see
introductory note). Beyond this historical allusion,
however, the above sentence implies that as one's faith
in God's message-bearer is to all intents and purposes
synonymous with a declaration of faith in God Himself, so
does one's willingness to obey God necessarily imply a
willingness to obey His message-bearer.The phrase "the
hand of God is over their hands" does not merely allude
to the hand-clasp with which all of the Prophet's
followers affirmed their allegiance to him, but is also a
metaphor for His being a witness to their pledge.
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Note - 4877In the Hudaibiya negotiations, when it was uncertain
whether the Quraish would treat well or ill the Prophet's
delegate to Makkah, there was a great wave of feeling in
the Muslim camp of 1400 to 1500 men. They came with great
enthusiasm and swore their fealty to the Prophet, by
placing hand on hand according to the Arab custom: see
paragraph 3 of the Introduction to this Sura. This in
itself was a wonderful demonstration of moral and
material strength, a true Victory: it is called Bai'at ur
Ridhwan (Fealty of Allah's Good Pleasure) in Islamic
History. They placed their hands on the Prophet's hand,
but the Hand of Allah was above them, and He accepted
their Fealty. 'Alaihu is an archaic form for 'Alaihi.
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This refers, in the first instance, to the pledge of faith and allegiance (bay'at ar-ridwan) which the Muslims assembled at Hudaybiyyah gave to the Prophet (see introductory note). Beyond this historical allusion, however, the above sentence implies that as one's faith in God's message-bearer is to all intents and purposes synonymous with a declaration of faith in God Himself, so does one's willingness to obey God necessarily imply a willingness to obey His message-bearer.The phrase "the hand of God is over their hands" does not merely allude to the hand-clasp with which all of the Prophet's followers affirmed their allegiance to him, but is also a metaphor for His being a witness to their pledge. |
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In the Hudaibiya negotiations, when it was uncertain whether the Quraish would treat well or ill the Prophet's delegate to Makkah, there was a great wave of feeling in the Muslim camp of 1400 to 1500 men. They came with great enthusiasm and swore their fealty to the Prophet, by placing hand on hand according to the Arab custom: see paragraph 3 of the Introduction to this Sura. This in itself was a wonderful demonstration of moral and material strength, a true Victory: it is called Bai'at ur Ridhwan (Fealty of Allah's Good Pleasure) in Islamic History. They placed their hands on the Prophet's hand, but the Hand of Allah was above them, and He accepted their Fealty. 'Alaihu is an archaic form for 'Alaihi. |
