Transliteration:( Wa in ahadum minal mushrikeenas tajaaraka fa ajirhu hattaa yasma'a Kalaamal laahi summa ablighhu maa manah; zaalika bi annahum qawmul laa ya'lamoon )
"And if any of the polytheists seeks your protection [14], then grant him protection until he hears the word of Allah. Then convey him to his place of safety. This is because they are a people who do not know."
This verse offers a merciful exemption: even after the four-month grace period, if a polytheist condemned under the new rulings seeks protection, the Muslims must grant it—not permanently, but long enough for him to hear the message of Islam. This showcases Islam’s justice and outreach, even during times of confrontation.
From this, several legal and ethical rulings emerge:
A non-Muslim who seeks temporary refuge in an Islamic state becomes a protected person—his life and property are safeguarded during the granted period.
This protection does not grant him permanent residence; it is only a temporary amnesty.
If the individual does not embrace Islam or agree to pay Jizyah (poll tax), he should be safely escorted out of Muslim territory.
The core aim is da‘wah (invitation to Islam)—allowing the person to hear the words of Allah in a peaceful and open manner, so that he may be guided to faith.
This verse reflects Islam’s balance between justice and mercy, allowing even declared enemies a chance to reconsider, ensuring that ignorance is not a barrier to receiving the truth.
6. And if anyone of the Mushrikin seeks your protection then grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of Allah (the Qur’an) and then escort him to where he can be secure, that is because they are men who know not.
Allah said to His Prophet, peace be upon him,
(And if anyone of the Mushrikin), whom you were commanded to fight and We allowed you their blood and property,’
(seeks your protection), asked you for safe passage, then accept his request until he hears the Words of Allah, the Qur’an. Recite the Qur’an to him and mention a good part of the religion with which you establish Allah’s proof against him,
(and then escort him to where he can be secure) and safe, until he goes back to his land, his home, and area of safety,
(that is because they are men who know not.) The Ayah says, `We legislated giving such people safe passage so that they may learn about the religion of Allah, so that Allah’s call will spread among His servants. Ibn Abi Najih narrated that Mujahid said that this Ayah, “Refers to someone who comes to you to hear what you say and what was revealed to you (O Muhammad). Therefore, he is safe until he comes to you, hears Allah’s Words and then proceeds to the safe area where he came from.” The Messenger of Allah used to thereafter grant safe passage to those who came to him for guidance or to deliver a message. On the day of Hudaybiyyah, several emissaries from Quraysh came to him, such as `Urwah bin Mas`ud, Mikraz bin Hafs, Suhayl bin `Amr and several others. They came mediating between him and the Quraysh pagans. They witnessed the great respect the Muslims had for the Prophet , which astonished them, for they never before saw such respect for anyone, kings nor czars. They went back to their people and conveyed this news to them; this, among other reasons, was one reason that most of them accepted the guidance. When Musaylimah the Liar sent an emissary to the Messenger of Allah, he asked him, “Do you testify that Musaylimah is a messenger from Allah” He said, “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah said,
(I would have cut off your head, if it was not that emissaries are not killed.) That man, Ibn An-Nawwahah, was later beheaded when `Abdullah bin Mas`ud was the governor of Al-Kufah. When it became known that he still testified that Musaylimah was a messenger from Allah, Ibn Mas`ud summoned him and said to him, “You are not delivering a message now!” He commanded that Ibn An-Nawwahah be decapitated, may Allah curse him and deprive him of His mercy. In summary, those who come from a land at war with Muslims to the area of Islam, delivering a message, for business transactions, to negotiate a peace treaty, to pay the Jizyah, to offer an end to hostilities, and so forth, and request safe passage from Muslim leaders or their deputies, should be granted safe passage, as long as they remain in Muslim areas, until they go back to their land and sanctuary.
(9:6) And if any of those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity seeks asylum, grant him asylum that he may hear the Word of Allah, and then escort him to safety for they are a people who do not know.[8]
8. That is, if during a fight, an enemy makes a request that he should be given an opportunity to understand Islam, the Muslims should give him a surety of protection and allow him to visit them. They should then present Islam before him in order to make him understand it. If, after this, he does not embrace Islam, they should convey him safely to his place. Such a person who comes to Dar-ul-Islam under the above mentioned protection is called mustamin in the Islamic code.
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