Surah Al-Fath
Chapter 48 · Verse 10 · Revealed in Madinah
“Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allah - He will give him a great reward.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Qualities of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
Allah the Exalted says to His Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ,
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَـكَ شَاهِداً
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Injunctions and Related Considerations
In the preceding verses, Allah referred to the favours he bestowed generously upon the Holy Prophet ﷺ and his Ummah, especially upon those who participated in the pledge of Ridwan. The Bestower of the favours is Allah and the medium is the Holy Prophet ﷺ . Therefore, in the current set of verses, the right of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the obligation of the Ummah to honour and revere him is entrenched. First, three attributes of the Holy Prophet ﷺ are referred to: shahid, mubashshir, nadhir. Shahid means 'witness' and its sense here is the same as that of shahid which occurs in [ 4:41].
What does this verse bring up for you today?