إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنقُصُوكُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَمْ يُظَٰهِرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدًۭا فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ إِلَىٰ مُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
ille-lleẕîne `âhettüm mine-lmüşrikîne ŝümme lem yenḳuṣûküm şey'ev velem yüżahirû `aleyküm eḥaden feetimmû ileyhim `ahdehüm ilâ müddetihim. inne-llâhe yüḥibbü-lmütteḳîn.
Yalnız, andlaşma hükümlerinde size karşı bir eksiklik yapmayan ve aleyhinizde kimseye yardım etmeyen müşriklerle yaptığınız andlaşmaya sonuna kadar riayet edin. Allah sakınanları sever.
Ibn Kathir Tefsiri
Existing Peace Treaties remained valid until the End of Their TermThis 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 they wish. Those whose treaty mentioned a specifec limited term, then the longest it would extend was to the point of its agreed upon termination date. Hadiths in this regard preceeded. So anyone who had a treaty with Allah's Messenger ﷺ, it lasted until its specific termination date. However, those in this category were required to refrain from breaking the terms of the agreement with Muslims and from helping non-Muslims against Muslims. This is the type whose peace agreement with Muslims was carried out to its end. Allah encouraged honoring such peace treaties, saying,إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ(Surely, Allah loves those who have Taqwa) 9:4, who keep their promises.