His saying, the Almighty: "And if you fear treachery from a people."

9192 - Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi informed us—in what he wrote to me—Asbagh ibn al-Faraj informed us, he said: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam saying regarding Allah's saying: "And if you fear from a people treachery, then cast back to them on equal terms," he said: Whoever has a treaty with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), if you fear that they will betray you and act treacherously, and you come upon them, then cast back to them on equal terms.

His saying, the Almighty: "Then cast back to them on equal terms."

9193 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "then cast back to them on equal terms," he said: [This refers to] Qurayzah.

His saying, the Almighty: "Indeed, Allah does not love the treacherous."

9194 - Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn 'Affan narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn 'Atiyyah narrated to us, Musa ibn Abi Habib narrated to us, from 'Ali ibn Husayn, he said: Do not fight your enemy until you have cast back to them on equal terms, for "Indeed, Allah does not love the treacherous."

His saying, the Almighty: "And do not let those who disbelieve think they have escaped; indeed, they cannot cause failure [to Allah]."

9195 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab narrated to us, Bishr ibn 'Umarah informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding "have escaped; indeed, they cannot cause failure [to Allah]," he says: They cannot outrun Us. It was narrated from al-Suddi something similar.

His saying, the Almighty: "And prepare for them."

9196 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, Yahya ibn 'Abbad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr narrated to me, from his father, regarding "And prepare for them what you are able of power," he said: He commanded them to prepare horses.

His saying, the Almighty: "For them."

9197 - I read to Muhammad ibn al-Fadl, Muhammad ibn 'Ali narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Muzahim narrated to us, Bukayr ibn Ma'ruf narrated to us, from Muqatil ibn Hayyan, regarding His saying: "And prepare for them," he said: Jihad."