Transliteration:( Laa yanhaakumul laahu 'anil lazeena lam yuqaatilookum fid deeni wa lam yukhrijookum min diyaarikum an tabarroohum wa tuqsitooo ilaihim; innal laaha yuhibbul muqsiteen )
28. Thus Allah Almighty had forgiven this giving of information of yours, and in future He will grant forgiveness to those infidels. Those who are infidels, up to now, will soon become believers.
29. Reason for its Revelation.
This verse was revealed regarding Banu Khiza'a. Although they were infidels, they had made peace with the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم on condition that they will neither wage war on the believers nor assist those infidels who attack the believers.
The believers were given permission to maintain good relations with them. Or, this verse is revealed regarding Asma bint Abu Bakr, when her mother Qateelah bint Abdul Uzza had come from Makkah with gifts for her. Hazrat Asma neither accepted her gifts nor gave her permission to enter her house. She first asked regarding the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم this. In response, this verse was revealed in which Hazrat Asma was given permission to accept Qateelah's gifts and treat her well Qateelah was Hazrat Abu Bakr's(May Allah be pleased with him) wife, whom he had divorced. Hazrat Asma was born from her(Tafseer Roohul Mu'ani).
The tafsir of Surah As-Saff verse 8 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saff ayat 7 which provides the complete commentary from verse 7 through 9.
12. Here a doubt may arise in the minds. It is all right to treat the disbelievers, who are not hostile, kindly, but should only they be treated unjustly? And should the disbelievers, who arc hostile, be treated unjustly? The answer is that in this context, the word justice, in fact, has been used in a special sense. It means: Justice demands that you should not be hostile to those who are not hostile to you, for it is not justice to treat the enemy and the nonenemy alike. You have every right to adopt a stern attitude towards those who persecuted you for embracing Islam and compelled you to leave your homes and pursued you even after your expulsion. But as for those who were not partners in persecuting you, you should treat them well and should fulfill the right they have on you because of blood and other relationships.
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